(LRC Revised)

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Number 7 of 2007

NATIONAL OIL RESERVES AGENCY ACT 2007

REVISED

Updated to 1 April 2026

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, there are changes to this Act which have not been implemented by the Revised Acts editorial team, see highlighted entries

here

. Note that some amendments may not be in force until commenced by a commencement order or other provision.

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the

National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007

. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under

the

Law Reform Commission Act 1975

(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation

of statute law.

All Acts up to and including the

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2026

(8/2026), enacted 31 March 2026, and all statutory instruments up to and

including the

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026

(S.I. No. 122 of 2026), made 31 March 2026, were considered in the preparation of

this revision.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,

the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,

undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature

of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from

any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email

to

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Number

7

of

2007

NATIONAL OIL RESERVES AGENCY ACT 2007

REVISED

Updated to 1 April 2026

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short Title and commencement.

2. Interpretation.

3. Expenses.

PART 2

Share Transfer

4. Transfer to Minister of share owned by Irish National Petroleum Corporation Limited

in National Oil Reserves Agency Limited.

5. Share transfer day.

6. Transfer costs and stamp duty.

PART 3

The National Oil Reserves Agency

7. Continuation of Agency.

8. Object and functions of Agency.

9. Additional functions.

10. Share capital of Agency.

11. Issue of shares.

12. Exercise by Minister of functions exercisable by shareholders.

13. Memorandum and articles of association.

14. Board of directors.

15. Strategy statement.

16. Power to establish subsidiaries.

17. Power to charge and recover fees.

18. Power to engage consultants and advisers.

19. Chief executive (appointment and term of office).

20. Functions of chief executive.

21. Staff of Agency.

22. Superannuation.

23. Membership of either House of Oireachtas, European Parliament or local authority.

24. Unauthorised disclosure of confidential information.

25. Code of conduct.

26. Power to borrow.

27. Temporary borrowing.

28. Annual report.

29. Accounts and audit.

30. Information to Minister on performance of functions.

31. Information to Oireachtas on performance of functions.

31A. Appointment of National Treasury Management Agency to act on behalf of Agency

in certain matters.

PART 4

Maintenance of Oil Stocks

32. Duty of Agency.

33. Holding contracts.

34. Duties of Minister.

35. Release of oil stocks in cases of particular urgency.

PART 5

Levy on Relevant Disposals of Petroleum Products

36. Definitions for

Part 5

.

37. Liability of oil companies and oil consumers to pay levy.

37A. Payment into Climate Action Fund by direction of Minister.

37B. Climate Action Fund.

38. Exemptions from levy.

39. Volume assessment.

40. Calculation of levy.

41. Levy assessment notice.

42. Interest on unpaid amount of assessment.

43. Recovery of unpaid levy and interest.

43A. Exchange of Information.

44. Regulations relating to levy.

PART 5A

Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation

44A. Definitions for Part 5A.

44B.

Conversion factors.

(Repealed)

44C. Biofuel obligation.

44D. Rate of

renewable transport fuel obligation, advanced biofuel and renewable fuels of

non-biological origin obligation, crop cap and high ILUC-risk biofuel.

44DA.

Prohibition on certification of supply of certain biofuels and biogas.

44E. Renewable

transport fuel obligation account.

44F.

Management of renewable transport fuel accounts.

44G. Renewable

transport fuel obligation certificates.

44GA.

Obligation to include minimum percentage volume of renewable transport fuel.

44H. Statement of account.

44I.

Compliance with renewable transport fuel obligation.

44J. Discharge

of renewable transport fuel obligation or advanced biofuel obligation by

payment.

44K. Transfer

of renewable transport fuel obligation certificates.

44L.

Cancellation of renewable transport fuel obligation certificate where renewable

transport fuel exported from the State.

44M.

Revocation of renewable transport fuel obligation certificates.

44N. Renewable

transport fuel levy.

44O. Volume assessment.

44P.

Calculation of renewable transport fuel levy.

44Q. Renewable

transport fuel levy assessment notice.

44R. Interest on unpaid amount of assessment.

44S. Recovery

of unpaid renewable transport fuel levy and interest.

44T.

Regulations relating to renewable transport fuel levy.

44U. Minister’s power to make regulations relating to returns.

44V. Formula for determining interest rate.

44W. Keeping of records.

44X. Renewable

transport fuel standards.

44Y.

Exemption from renewable transport fuel obligation in cases of particular urgency.

PART 6

Enforcement Provisions

45. Definitions for

Part 6

.

46. Authorised officers.

47. Powers of authorised officers.

48. Search warrants.

49. Duty of authorised officers to report certain matters.

50. Offences.

51. Indemnification.

PART 7

Amendments and Revocation

52. Amendment of section 7 of Act of 2001.

53. Amendment of section 8 of Act of 2001.

54. Amendment of section 9 of Act of 2001.

55. Amendment of Third Schedule to Freedom of Information Act 1997.

56. Revocation.

PART 8

Miscellaneous Provisions

57. Regulations to give effect to acts of European Communities.

58. Regulations

and orders.

58A. Regulations

and orders- Minister for Transport.

59. Minister’s power to make regulations relating to returns.

59A. Claims for repayment where overpayment in respect of levy or biofuel levy.

60. Laying of regulations and orders before Houses of Oireachtas.

61. Power of Minister to apply for compliance order and issue directions.

62. Minister’s prior approval required for certain contracts, holding contract obligations, etc.

63. Burden of proof in certain proceedings.

64. Prosecution of offences.

65. Offences by bodies corporate.

66. Penalties.

67. Giving of notices.

68. Oil

Emergency Plan.

69. Register.

70. Provision of information by Minister to Minister for Transport.

Schedule 1

Section 32

Schedule 2

Method for calculating the crude oil equivalent of inland consumption

Schedule 3

Method for calculating the level of stocks held

Acts Referred to

Companies Act 1963

1963, No. 33

Companies Acts

Ethics in Public Office Act 1995

1995, No. 22

European Parliament Elections Act 1997

1997, No. 2

Finance Act 1999

1999, No. 2

Freedom of Information Act 1997

1997, No. 13

Irish National Petroleum Corporation Limited Act 2001

2001, No. 26

Local Government Act 2001

2001, No. 37

Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851

14 & 15 Vic., c. 50

Number

7

of

2007

NATIONAL OIL RESERVES AGENCY ACT 2007

REVISED

Updated to 1 April 2026

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE SHARE HELD BY THE IRISH NATIONAL PETROLEUM

CORPORATION LIMITED IN THE NATIONAL OIL RESERVES AGENCY LIMITED TO THE MINISTER FOR

COMMUNICATIONS, MARINE AND NATURAL RESOURCES; TO CONTINUE IN EXISTENCE THE NATIONAL

OIL RESERVES AGENCY LIMITED AS AN GHNÍOMHAIREACHT CHÚLTACA OLA NÁISIÚNTA OR THE NATIONAL OIL RESERVES AGENCY; TO DEFINE ITS FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING THOSE

RELATING TO OIL STOCKHOLDING OBLIGATIONS; TO IMPOSE A LEVY ON RELEVANT DISPOSALS OF

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; TO AMEND THE IRISH NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED ACT

2001; AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[13

th March

, 2007]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Functions transferred and

references to the Minister for and Department of the Environment, Climate and

Communications construed (28.02.2023, vesting day) by

Oil Emergency Contingency

and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Act 2023

(2/2023), ss.

23, 24, 28, S.I. Nos. 81, 82 of 2023, subject to transitional provisions in ss.

25-27, 29.

Transfer of functions to

Minister for Transport

23. The functions conferred on the

Minister by or under—

(a) sections 44A, 44C, 44D, 44E,

44F, 44G, 44H, 44I, 44J, 44K, 44L, 44M, 44N, 44Q, 44R, 44S, 44T, 44V, 44W and 44X

of the Act of 2007, ...

are transferred to the Minister

for Transport on the vesting day.

Transfer of administration and

business

24.

(1) The administration

and business in connection with the performance of the functions transferred by

section 23 are, on the vesting day, transferred to the Department of Transport.

(2) References to the Department

of the Environment, Climate and Communications contained in any enactment (other

than this Act) in so far as they relate to the administration and business

transferred by subsection (1) shall, from the vesting day, be construed as

references to the Department of Transport.

...

Construction of references to

Minister

28.

(1) References to the

Minister contained in any enactment (other than this Act) in so far as they relate

to any function transferred by section 23 shall, from the vesting day, be

construed as references to the Minister for Transport.

...

C2

Functions transferred and “Minister for Finance” and

“Department of Finance” construed (20.09.2011) by

Finance (Transfer

of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order

2011

(S.I. No. 480 of 2011), arts. 2, 3, 4 and sch., in operation as per

art. 1(2).

2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance

or execution of any functions transferred by this Order are transferred to the Department

of Public Expenditure and Reform.

(2) References to the

Department of Finance contained in any Act or any instrument made thereunder and

relating to any administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall,

from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department

of Public Expenditure and Reform.

3. The functions conferred

on the Minister for Finance by or under—

(

a

) the provisions of the enactments specified in the Schedule, and

...

are transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

4. References to the Minister for Finance contained in any Act or instrument made

under an Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from the

commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Public

Expenditure and Reform.

...

SCHEDULE

Enactments

Number and Year

(1)

Short Title

(2)

Provision

(3)

...

...

...

No. 7 of 2007

National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007

Sections 44(1)(a), 44B(3)(b)(ii), 44D(4)(b)(i), 44J(5)(a) and (7)(b)(i) and 44T(1)

...

...

...

C3

Functions transferred and terms “Minister for Finance” and

“Department of Finance” construed (29.07.2011) by

Finance (Transfer

of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011

(S.I.

No. 418 of 2011), arts. 2, 3, 5 and sch. 1 part 2, in operation as per art.

1(2).

2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the performance of any functions

transferred by this Order are transferred to the Department of Public Expenditure

and Reform.

(2) References to the Department of Finance contained in any Act or instrument made

thereunder and relating to the administration and business transferred by paragraph

(1) shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references

to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

3. The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under the provisions

of

(

a

) the enactments specified in Schedule 1, and

...

are transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

...

5. References to the Minister for Finance contained in any Act or instrument under

an Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from the commencement

of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Public Expenditure and

Reform.

...

Schedule 1

Enactments

...

Part 2

1922 to 2011 Enactments

Number and Year

(1)

Short Title

(2)

Provision

(3)

...

...

...

No. 7 of 2007

National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007

Sections 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 29, and 31A

...

...

...

C4

Functions transferred and references to “Minister” and “Department of Finance” construed (6.07.2011) by

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011

(10/2011), ss. 7, 9, 11 and sch. 2 part 1, commenced as per s. 1(2).

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

.

7

.— (1) There shall stand established on the appointed day a Department of State to be

known, in the Irish language, as an Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe or,

in the English language, as the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

(2) The member of the Government who is in charge of the Department of Public Expenditure

and Reform—

(

a

) shall be known,

in the Irish language, as an tAire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe or, in

the English language, as the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, and

(

b

) is, in this

Act, referred to as the “Minister”.

...

Transfer of certain other functions to Minister

.

9

.— ...

(3) The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under any of the provisions

specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2 are transferred to the Minister.

...

Transfer of administration and business of Department of Finance

.

11

.— (1) The administration and business in connection with the performance of the functions

transferred by sections 8 and 9 are hereby transferred to the Department of Public

Expenditure and Reform.

(2) References to the Department of Finance contained in any statute or instrument

under a statute in so far as they relate to the administration and business transferred

by subsection (1) shall, from the appointed day, be construed as references to the

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

...

SCHEDULE 2

Functions Transferred To Minister

...

PART 1

Functions performable with consent of Minister for Finance

STATUTES

Number and Year

Short Title

Provision

(1)

(2)

(3)

...

...

...

No. 7 of 2007

National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007

Sections 26 and 27

...

...

...

Editorial Notes

E1

National Oil Reserves Agency designated an exempt agency and not a public body for

purposes of

Freedom of Information Act 2014

(14.10.2014) by

Freedom of Information Act 2014

(30/2014), s. 6(3) and sch. 1 part 2, commenced on enactment subject to transitional

provision in s. 1(3).

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Functions transferred and

references to the Minister for and Department of the Environment, Climate and

Communications construed (28.02.2023, vesting day) by

Oil Emergency Contingency

and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Act 2023

(2/2023), ss.

23, 24, 28, S.I. Nos. 81, 82 of 2023, subject to transitional provisions in ss.

25-27, 29.

Transfer of functions to

Minister for Transport

23. The functions conferred on the

Minister by or under—

(a) sections 44A, 44C, 44D, 44E,

44F, 44G, 44H, 44I, 44J, 44K, 44L, 44M, 44N, 44Q, 44R, 44S, 44T, 44V, 44W and 44X

of the Act of 2007, ...

are transferred to the Minister

for Transport on the vesting day.

Transfer of administration and

business

24.

(1) The administration

and business in connection with the performance of the functions transferred by

section 23 are, on the vesting day, transferred to the Department of Transport.

(2) References to the Department

of the Environment, Climate and Communications contained in any enactment (other

than this Act) in so far as they relate to the administration and business

transferred by subsection (1) shall, from the vesting day, be construed as

references to the Department of Transport.

...

Construction of references to

Minister

28.

(1) References to the

Minister contained in any enactment (other than this Act) in so far as they relate

to any function transferred by section 23 shall, from the vesting day, be

construed as references to the Minister for Transport.

...

C2

Functions transferred and “Minister for Finance” and

“Department of Finance” construed (20.09.2011) by

Finance (Transfer

of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order

2011

(S.I. No. 480 of 2011), arts. 2, 3, 4 and sch., in operation as per

art. 1(2).

2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance

or execution of any functions transferred by this Order are transferred to the Department

of Public Expenditure and Reform.

(2) References to the

Department of Finance contained in any Act or any instrument made thereunder and

relating to any administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall,

from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department

of Public Expenditure and Reform.

3. The functions conferred

on the Minister for Finance by or under—

(

a

) the provisions of the enactments specified in the Schedule, and

...

are transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

4. References to the Minister for Finance contained in any Act or instrument made

under an Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from the

commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Public

Expenditure and Reform.

...

SCHEDULE

Enactments

Number and Year

(1)

Short Title

(2)

Provision

(3)

...

...

...

No. 7 of 2007

National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007

Sections 44(1)(a), 44B(3)(b)(ii), 44D(4)(b)(i), 44J(5)(a) and (7)(b)(i) and 44T(1)

...

...

...

C3

Functions transferred and terms “Minister for Finance” and

“Department of Finance” construed (29.07.2011) by

Finance (Transfer

of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011

(S.I.

No. 418 of 2011), arts. 2, 3, 5 and sch. 1 part 2, in operation as per art.

1(2).

2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the performance of any functions

transferred by this Order are transferred to the Department of Public Expenditure

and Reform.

(2) References to the Department of Finance contained in any Act or instrument made

thereunder and relating to the administration and business transferred by paragraph

(1) shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references

to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

3. The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under the provisions

of

(

a

) the enactments specified in Schedule 1, and

...

are transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

...

5. References to the Minister for Finance contained in any Act or instrument under

an Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from the commencement

of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Public Expenditure and

Reform.

...

Schedule 1

Enactments

...

Part 2

1922 to 2011 Enactments

Number and Year

(1)

Short Title

(2)

Provision

(3)

...

...

...

No. 7 of 2007

National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007

Sections 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 29, and 31A

...

...

...

C4

Functions transferred and references to “Minister” and “Department of Finance” construed (6.07.2011) by

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011

(10/2011), ss. 7, 9, 11 and sch. 2 part 1, commenced as per s. 1(2).

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

.

7

.— (1) There shall stand established on the appointed day a Department of State to be

known, in the Irish language, as an Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe or,

in the English language, as the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

(2) The member of the Government who is in charge of the Department of Public Expenditure

and Reform—

(

a

) shall be known,

in the Irish language, as an tAire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe or, in

the English language, as the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, and

(

b

) is, in this

Act, referred to as the “Minister”.

...

Transfer of certain other functions to Minister

.

9

.— ...

(3) The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under any of the provisions

specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2 are transferred to the Minister.

...

Transfer of administration and business of Department of Finance

.

11

.— (1) The administration and business in connection with the performance of the functions

transferred by sections 8 and 9 are hereby transferred to the Department of Public

Expenditure and Reform.

(2) References to the Department of Finance contained in any statute or instrument

under a statute in so far as they relate to the administration and business transferred

by subsection (1) shall, from the appointed day, be construed as references to the

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

...

SCHEDULE 2

Functions Transferred To Minister

...

PART 1

Functions performable with consent of Minister for Finance

STATUTES

Number and Year

Short Title

Provision

(1)

(2)

(3)

...

...

...

No. 7 of 2007

National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007

Sections 26 and 27

...

...

...

Editorial Notes

E1

National Oil Reserves Agency designated an exempt agency and not a public body for

purposes of

Freedom of Information Act 2014

(14.10.2014) by

Freedom of Information Act 2014

(30/2014), s. 6(3) and sch. 1 part 2, commenced on enactment subject to transitional

provision in s. 1(3).

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short Title and commencement.

2. Interpretation.

3. Expenses.

PART 2

Share Transfer

4. Transfer to Minister of share owned by Irish National Petroleum Corporation Limited

in National Oil Reserves Agency Limited.

5. Share transfer day.

6. Transfer costs and stamp duty.

PART 3

The National Oil Reserves Agency

7. Continuation of Agency.

8. Object and functions of Agency.

9. Additional functions.

10. Share capital of Agency.

11. Issue of shares.

12. Exercise by Minister of functions exercisable by shareholders.

13. Memorandum and articles of association.

14. Board of directors.

15. Strategy statement.

16. Power to establish subsidiaries.

17. Power to charge and recover fees.

18. Power to engage consultants and advisers.

19. Chief executive (appointment and term of office).

20. Functions of chief executive.

21. Staff of Agency.

22. Superannuation.

23. Membership of either House of Oireachtas, European Parliament or local authority.

24. Unauthorised disclosure of confidential information.

25. Code of conduct.

26. Power to borrow.

27. Temporary borrowing.

28. Annual report.

29. Accounts and audit.

30. Information to Minister on performance of functions.

31. Information to Oireachtas on performance of functions.

31A. Appointment of National Treasury Management Agency to act on behalf of Agency

in certain matters.

PART 4

Maintenance of Oil Stocks

32. Duty of Agency.

33. Holding contracts.

34. Duties of Minister.

35. Release of oil stocks in cases of particular urgency.

PART 5

Levy on Relevant Disposals of Petroleum Products

36. Definitions for

Part 5

.

37. Liability of oil companies and oil consumers to pay levy.

37A. Payment into Climate Action Fund by direction of Minister.

37B. Climate Action Fund.

38. Exemptions from levy.

39. Volume assessment.

40. Calculation of levy.

41. Levy assessment notice.

42. Interest on unpaid amount of assessment.

43. Recovery of unpaid levy and interest.

43A. Exchange of Information.

44. Regulations relating to levy.

PART 5A

Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation

44A. Definitions for Part 5A.

44B.

Conversion factors.

(Repealed)

44C. Biofuel obligation.

44D. Rate of

renewable transport fuel obligation, advanced biofuel and renewable fuels of

non-biological origin obligation, crop cap and high ILUC-risk biofuel.

44DA.

Prohibition on certification of supply of certain biofuels and biogas.

44E. Renewable

transport fuel obligation account.

44F.

Management of renewable transport fuel accounts.

44G. Renewable

transport fuel obligation certificates.

44GA.

Obligation to include minimum percentage volume of renewable transport fuel.

44H. Statement of account.

44I.

Compliance with renewable transport fuel obligation.

44J. Discharge

of renewable transport fuel obligation or advanced biofuel obligation by

payment.

44K. Transfer

of renewable transport fuel obligation certificates.

44L.

Cancellation of renewable transport fuel obligation certificate where renewable

transport fuel exported from the State.

44M.

Revocation of renewable transport fuel obligation certificates.

44N. Renewable

transport fuel levy.

44O. Volume assessment.

44P.

Calculation of renewable transport fuel levy.

44Q. Renewable

transport fuel levy assessment notice.

44R. Interest on unpaid amount of assessment.

44S. Recovery

of unpaid renewable transport fuel levy and interest.

44T.

Regulations relating to renewable transport fuel levy.

44U. Minister’s power to make regulations relating to returns.

44V. Formula for determining interest rate.

44W. Keeping of records.

44X. Renewable

transport fuel standards.

44Y.

Exemption from renewable transport fuel obligation in cases of particular urgency.

PART 6

Enforcement Provisions

45. Definitions for

Part 6

.

46. Authorised officers.

47. Powers of authorised officers.

48. Search warrants.

49. Duty of authorised officers to report certain matters.

50. Offences.

51. Indemnification.

PART 7

Amendments and Revocation

52. Amendment of section 7 of Act of 2001.

53. Amendment of section 8 of Act of 2001.

54. Amendment of section 9 of Act of 2001.

55. Amendment of Third Schedule to Freedom of Information Act 1997.

56. Revocation.

PART 8

Miscellaneous Provisions

57. Regulations to give effect to acts of European Communities.

58. Regulations

and orders.

58A. Regulations

and orders- Minister for Transport.

59. Minister’s power to make regulations relating to returns.

59A. Claims for repayment where overpayment in respect of levy or biofuel levy.

60. Laying of regulations and orders before Houses of Oireachtas.

61. Power of Minister to apply for compliance order and issue directions.

62. Minister’s prior approval required for certain contracts, holding contract obligations, etc.

63. Burden of proof in certain proceedings.

64. Prosecution of offences.

65. Offences by bodies corporate.

66. Penalties.

67. Giving of notices.

68. Oil

Emergency Plan.

69. Register.

70. Provision of information by Minister to Minister for Transport.

Schedule 1

Section 32

Schedule 2

Method for calculating the crude oil equivalent of inland consumption

Schedule 3

Method for calculating the level of stocks held