The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations Order 2007

Duty to require information from obligated suppliers

12.—(1) The Administrator must impose a requirement on an obligated supplier to provide the Administrator with information as to—

(a)whether the supplier has supplied any relevant hydrocarbon oil at or for delivery to places in the United Kingdom during each relevant period,

(b)whether the supplier has supplied any renewable transport fuel at or for delivery to places in the United Kingdom during each relevant period,

(c)the amount of any relevant hydrocarbon oil which has been—

(i)supplied by the supplier at or for delivery to places in the United Kingdom during each relevant period, or

(ii)received by the supplier from another transport fuel supplier at places in the United Kingdom during each relevant period; and

(d)the amount of any relevant renewable transport fuel which is—

(i)for use as fuel in road vehicles (whether or not it may also be used in other vehicles), and

(ii)of one of the descriptions set out in article 5(3).

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a)a “relevant period” means a period beginning on the 15th day of each month and ending on the 14th day of the following month during an obligation period, and

(b)“relevant renewable transport fuel” means renewable transport fuel which is—

(i)owned by the supplier at the time when the requirement to pay the duty of excise with which the fuel is chargeable takes effect, and supplied by the supplier at or for delivery to places in the United Kingdom during each relevant period, or

(ii)received by the supplier from another transport fuel supplier at places in the United Kingdom during each relevant period.

(3) The Administrator must impose requirements as to—

(a)the form in which the information must be provided,

(b)the methodology to be used in calculating and providing the information, and

(c)the period within which it must be provided.

(4) The supplier must provide the information required under this article and ensure that it is—

(a)accurate to the best of the supplier’s knowledge and belief, and

(b)provided in such form, and using such methodology, and within such period, as the Administrator requires.

(5) The Administrator may require a transport fuel supplier to produce such evidence as the Administrator may determine is necessary in order to substantiate information which the supplier has provided to the Administrator under this article.

(6) A transport fuel supplier must—

(a)produce such evidence where so required, and

(b)ensure that that evidence is accurate to the best of the supplier’s knowledge and belief.