HC Deb 13 March 2001 vol 364 c919

Resolved, That— (1) In section 6(1A) of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979—

  1. (a) in paragraph (a), for "£0.4782" there shall be substituted "£0.4582"; and
  2. (b) in paragraph (c), for "£0.4882" there shall be substituted "£0.4582".
(2) That subsection shall have effect until midnight on 14th June 2001 as if for paragraph (b) there were substituted—
  1. "(ba) £0.5268 in the case of unleaded petrol other than ultra low sulphur petrol;
  2. (bb) £0.5468 in the case of light oil not within paragraph (a) or (ba) above;".
 After that, paragraph (b) shall have effect as it did before. (3) In section 8(3) of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 for "£0.1500" there shall be substituted "£0.0900". (4) This Resolution shall have effect as from 6 o'clock in the evening of 7th March 2001. And it is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution should have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968.