Finance Act, 1998

Hydrocarbons.

89.—(1) In this section—

“the Act of 1988” means the Finance Act, 1988 ;

“the Act of 1997” means the Finance Act, 1997 .

(2) The duty of excise on mineral hydrocarbon light oil imposed by paragraph 11(1) of the Order of 1975, shall, in lieu of the rate specified in subsection (2) of section 82 of the Act of 1997, be charged, levied and paid, as on and from the 4th day of December, 1997, at the rate of £361.36 per 1,000 litres.

(3) The rebate of duty on mineral hydrocarbon light oil provided for in subsection (3) of section 56 of the Act of 1988, shall, as respects mineral hydrocarbon light oil on which it is shown to the satisfaction of the Revenue Commissioners that duty at the rate specified in subsection (2) of this section has been paid on or after the 4th day of December, 1997, be calculated at the rate of £66.92 per 1,000 litres.

(4) For the purposes of the rebate of duty on mineral hydrocarbon light oil provided for in subsection (4) of section 82 of the Act of

1997, the said subsection (4) shall apply as on and from the 4th day of December, 1997, as if the reference therein to subsection (2) of the said section 82, were a reference to subsection (2) of this section.