Finance Act 2010

Amendment of section 98A (relief for biofuel) of Finance Act 1999.

89.— Section 98A of the Finance Act 1999 is amended―

(a) in subsection (1) by substituting “a relief from mineral oil tax shall, subject to such conditions as may be imposed by the Minister or by the Commissioners, apply to such biofuel” for “a relief from mineral oil tax shall, subject to such conditions as the Commissioners may impose, apply to such biofuel”,

(b) by inserting the following after subsection (1):

“(1A) The power of the Minister under subsection (1) to impose conditions includes the power to impose such conditions as the Minister considers necessary or appropriate for the purpose of ensuring that an approved project is conducted in accordance with the terms of its approval.”,

(c) by inserting the following after subsection (3):

“(3A) Where the total quantity of biofuel specified under subsection (3)(a) in the approval for any particular project exceeds 50 million litres, relief under subsection (1) shall not be granted in respect of any quantity of biofuel, produced or supplied (as the case may be) during the period from 1 July 2010 to 31 December 2010, that exceeds 20 per cent of that total quantity.”.