Petroleum Products Act, 1977 (Act No. 120 of 1977)RegulationsAmendment Regulations Regarding the Mandatory Blending of Biofuels with Petrol and Diesel, 20211. Definitions |
In these Regulations, any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall have the meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicates—
means ethanol derived from plant material (including crops, agricultural and forestry residues), animal residues, industrial and domestic/municipal waste as well as other organic and/or renewable resources. The ethanol must conform to the applicable South African National Standard;
[Definition substituted by section 2(a) of Notice No. R. 794, GG45080, dated 1 September 2021]
"biodiesel"
means a renewable fuel or fuel component derived from plant material (including crops, agricultural and forestry residues), animal residues, industrial and domestic/municipal waste as well as other organic and/or renewable resources. The renewable fuel or fuel component must conform to the applicable South African National Standard;
[Definition substituted by section 2(b) of Notice No. R. 794, GG45080, dated 1 September 2021]
"biofuel"
means biodiesel or bio-ethanol;
"biofuel blend"
means a mixture of two or more compatible petroleum products having different properties, where one of the petroleum products is a biofuel and the other is petroleum diesel or a petroleum petrol, in order to produce a final petroleum product with desired attributes;
[Definition substituted by section 2(c) of Notice No. R. 794, GG45080, dated 1 September 2021]
"blending facility"
means a facility where biofuel blending is performed under a manufacturing licence in terms of the Act;
"licensed petroleum manufacturer"
means a person licensed to manufacture petroleum petrol and petroleum diesel in terms of the Act;
"licensed biofuels manufacturer"
means a person licensed to manufacture biofuels in terms of the Act;
"petroleum diesel"
means any permitted grade of diesel that has no biodiesel added to it;
"petroleum petrol"
means, any permitted grade of petrol that has no bio-ethanol added to it;
"regulated price"
means the transfer price of biodiesel or bio-ethanol, as regulated by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, charged by a licensed bio-fuels manufacturer to a licensed petroleum manufacturer;
[Definition substituted by section 2(d) of Notice No. R. 794, GG45080, dated 1 September 2021]
"South African National Standard" or "SANS"
means a South African National Standard approved by the South African Bureau of Standards in terms of the Standards Act, 2008 (Act No. 8 of 2008);
[Definition substituted by section 2(e) of Notice No. R. 794, GG45080, dated 1 September 2021]
"Specifications and Standards Regulations, 2006"
means the Regulations regarding Petroleum Products Specifications and Standards, 2006, promulgated by Government Notice No. R. 627 of 23 June 2006; and
"the Act"
means the Petroleum Products Act, 1977 (Act No. 120 of 1977).