National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007

44U

F147[Ministers power to make regulations relating to returns.

44U. (1) F148[The Minister may, following consultation with the Minister for Transport, make regulations] for the purposes of this Part, requiring the Agency and F149[renewable transport fuel] obligation account holders to make written returns to the Minister in each month.

(2) Regulations under this section may, among other things, provide for the following matters:

(a) the information to be contained in returns;

(b) requirements relating to the certification of returns;

(c) the dates by which returns are to be made;

(d) the form in which returns are to be made.

(3) A person commits an offence under this section if the person

(a) fails to give for a period of 3 consecutive months from the applicable date required under subsection (2)(c) a return in such form and containing such information as is required under subsection (2)(a), or

(b) provides in a return information that is false or misleading in a material respect and that the person knows is false or misleading.]

Annotations

Amendments:

F147

Inserted (1.07.2010) by Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010 (11/2010), s. 3, S.I. No. 322 of 2010.

F148

Substituted (28.02.2023) by Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Act 2023 (2/2023), s. 13, S.I. No. 81 of 2023.

F149

Substituted (15.07.2022) by European Union (Renewable Energy) Regulations (2) 2022 (S.I. No. 350 of 2022), reg. 17(1)(l)(i), in effect as per reg. 1(2).

Editorial Notes:

E66

Power pursuant to section exercised (1.07.2010) by National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007 (Returns and Biofuel Levy) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 356 of 2010), in effect as per reg. 1(2).