I move:
(1) That in this Resolution—
"the Order of 1975" means the Imposition of Duties (No. 221) (Excise Duties) Order, 1975 (S.I. No. 307 of 1975);
"the Act of 1976" means the Finance Act, 1976 (No. 16 of 1976);
"the Act of 1980" means the Finance Act, 1980 (No. 14 of 1980);
"the Order of 1981" means the Imposition of Duties (No. 256) (Excise Duty on Hydrocarbon Oils) Order, 1981 (S.I. No. 404 of 1981).
(2) That, notwithstanding clause (b) or (c) of paragraph 11 (5) of the Order of 1975, the duty of excise imposed by paragraph 11 (1) of the said Order shall be charged, levied and paid at the rate of £1.75 per hectolitre, as on and from the 10th day of February, 1983, on mineral hydrocarbon light oil to which the said clause (b) or (c) applies, in lieu of the rate specified in section 70 (4) of the Act of 1980.
(3) That, notwithstanding subparagraph (6) of paragraph 12 of the Order of 1975, the duty of excise imposed by subparagraph (1) of the said paragraph 12 shall be charged, levied and paid at the rate of £1.75 per hectolitre, as on and from the 10th day of February, 1983, on hydrocarbon oil to which the said subparagraph (6) applies in lieu of the rate specified in section 70 (5) of the Act of 1980.
(4) That paragraph 11 (7) of the Order of 1975, as amended by section 40 (3) of the Act of 1976, shall be amended, as on and from the 10th day of February, 1983, by the substitution for "£1.53" (inserted by section 70 (6) of the Act of 1980) of "£1.75".
(5) That any authorisation issued before the 10th day of February, 1983, under the provisions of paragraph 11 (7) of the Order of 1975 in relation to the importation or the delivery from the premises of a refiner of hydrocarbon oil or from a bonded warehouse of articles chargeable with the duty imposed by paragraph 11 (1) of the Order of 1975, upon payment of a duty of excise at the rate of £1.53 per hectolitre payable under section 70 (6) of the Act of 1980 shall, so far as it affects articles imported or delivered on or after that date, be deemed to authorise the importation or delivery of such articles on payment of a duty of excise at the rate of £1.75 per hectolitre in lieu of payment of the duty of excise aforesaid.
(6) That the repayments of excise duty provided for in paragraphs 11 (10) and 12 (10) of the Order of 1975 shall, where the duty is chargeable and paid after the 9th day of February, 1983, be at the rate of duty paid less an amount of £1.75 per hectolitre in lieu of the rate specified in section 70 (8) of the Act of 1980.
(7) That paragraph 12 (1) of the Order of 1975, as amended by section 70 (9) of the Act of 1980, shall be amended, as on and from the 10th day of February, 1983, by the substitution for the proviso thereto of the following proviso:
"Provided, however, that the said excise duty shall be charged, levied and paid at the rate of £1.75 per hectolitre on mineral hydrocarbon heavy oil within the meaning of section 7 (6) of the Finance Act, 1933 (No. 15 of 1933), so sent out or imported on or after the 10th day of February, 1983, in lieu of the rate chargeable under this sub-paragraph".
(8) That, subject to the provisions of the Order of 1981, the amount of any rebate allowed under paragraph 12 (3) of the Order of 1975 shall, in respect of any hydrocarbon oil (other than fuel oil within the meaning of paragraph 3 of the Order of 1981 which is intended to be used for the purpose of generating electricity for sale) which is imported or delivered from the premises of a refiner of hydrocarbon oil or from a bonded warehouse on or after the 10th day of February, 1983, be the amount of excise duty chargeable less an amount calculated at the rate of £1.75 per hectolitre in lieu of the rate specified in section 70 (10) of the Act of 1980.
(9) That the amount of any repayment allowed under section 35 (5) (b) of the Finance Act, 1981 (No. 16 of 1981), shall, in respect of any hydrocarbon oil imported or delivered from the premises of a refiner of hydrocarbon oil or from a bonded warehouse on or after the 10th day of February, 1983, be the amount of excise duty paid less an amount calculated at the rate of £1.09 per hectolitre.
(10) That section 42 (2) of the Act of 1976 shall be amended, as on and from the 10th day of February, 1983, by the substitution for "£0.07" (inserted by section 70 (15) of the Act of 1980) of "£0.08".
(11) It is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution shall have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1927 (No. 7 of 1927).