I move Financial Resolution No. 2:
(1) That in this Resolution-
"the Act of 1988" means the Finance Act, 1988 (No. 12 of 1988);
"the Act of 1996" means the Finance Act, 1996 (No. 9 of 1996);
"the Order of 1975" means the Imposition of Duties (No. 221) (Excise Duties) Order, 1975 (S.I. No. 307 of 1975).
(2) That the duty of excise on mineral hydrocarbon light oil imposed by paragraph 11 (1) of the Order of 1975, shall, in lieu of the rate specified in section 79 (2) of the Act of 1996, be charged, levied and paid, as on and from the 23rd day of January, 1997, at the rate of £328.31 per 1,000 litres.
(3) That the rebate of duty on mineral hydrocarbon light oil provided for in section 56 (3) of the Act of 1988, shall, as respects mineral hydrocarbon light oil on which it is shown to the satisfaction of the Revenue Commissioners that duty at the rate specified in paragraph (2) of this Resolution has been paid on or after the 23rd day of January, 1997, be calculated at the rate of £33.87 per 1,000 litres.
(4) (a) That subject to compliance with such conditions as the Revenue Commissioners may think fit to impose a rebate of duty of excise on mineral hydrocarbon light oil imposed by paragraph 11 (1) of the Order of 1975, shall be allowed at the rate of £4.14 per 1,000 litres, in respect of such oil which is deemed to be unleaded by virtue of section 56 (3) (a) of the Act of 1988 and which has a research octane number in excess of 95.4 and on which duty has been paid at the rate specified in paragraph (2) of this Resolution.
(b) That in this paragraph "research octane number" has the same meaning as it has in paragraph (c) (inserted by section 80 (1) (b) of the Act of 1996) of subsection (3) of section 56 of the Act of 1988.
(5) That the duty of excise on hydrocarbon oil imposed by paragraph 12 (1) of the Order of 1975, shall, in lieu of the rate specified in section 79 (4) of the Act of 1996, be charged, levied and paid, as on and from the 23rd day of January, 1997, at the rate of £256.14 per 1,000 litres.
(6) That the duty of excise on substitute motor fuel imposed by section 116 (2) of the Finance Act, 1995 (No. 8 of 1995), shall, in lieu of the rate specified in section 79 (5) of the Act of 1996, be charged, levied and paid, as on and from the 23rd day of January, 1997, at the rate of £256.14 per 1,000 litres.
(7) 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).