Petroleum for the Inland (Retail) Fuel Market

L.N. 134 of 2014

MALTA RESOURCES AUTHORITY ACT

(CAP. 423)

Petroleum for the Inland (Retail) Fuel Market

(Amendment) Regulations, 2014

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 28(1) of the Malta

Resources Authority Act, the Minister for Energy and Health, after

consultation with the Malta Resources Authority, has made the

following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Petroleum for the Citation.

Inland (Retail) Fuel Market (Amendment) Regulations, 2014, and

these regulations shall be read and construed as one with the

Petroleum for the Inland (Retail) Fuel Market Regulations, S.L. 423.37

hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".

Regulation 2 of the principal regulations shall be amended Amends

regulation 2 of

as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a)

immediately after the definition "CN codes", there

shall be added the following new definition

" "commercial site" means a site that is not open to

the general public but where automotive fuel is

dispensed;";

(b)

the definition "competent person"

shall

be

substituted by the following new definition

" "competent person" means a person who is

approved by the Authority and who

(a) practises the profession of an engineer

under the Engineering Profession Act; and

(b) is suitably trained, has sufficient

knowledge, experience and capability as approved

by the Authority to

(i) carry out assessment inspections

of authorised facilities;

(ii) supervise material alterations to

authorised facilities;

(iii) certify in writing that authorised

facilities are being maintained and operated as

prescribed in any authorisation conditions

and, or guidelines and, or Codes of Practice

duly approved by the Authority;

(iv) certify in writing the design,

construction, testing and commissioning of

equipment and, or sites intended to be

designated by the Authority as authorised

facilities;

(v) carry out other work of a technical

nature that is complimentary or ancillary to

the above;";

(c)

the definition "petroleum-filling station" shall be

substituted by the following new definition

" "petroleum-filling station" means an authorised

facility which has been approved by the Authority to store

petroleum at a retail site or at a commercial site, and which

may be subject to any such conditions as the Authority

may establish in the applicable authorisation;"; and

(d)

immediately after the definition "retail" there shall

be added the following new definition

" "retail site" means a site where the general public

can purchase automotive fuel;".

In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 27 of the principal

regulations, the words "authorised premises." shall be substituted by

the words "authorised facility:" and immediately thereafter there shall

be added the following new proviso

"Provided that such retail price display shall not be

required at petroleum filling stations which are classified by the

Authority as commercial sites.".

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