Petroleum Products Act, 1977 (Act No. 120 of 1977)RegulationsAmendment Regulations Regarding the Mandatory Blending of Biofuels with Petrol and Diesel, 20213. Purchase and mandatory blending of biofuels |
| (1) | A licensed petroleum manufacturer must only purchase biofuels from a licensed biofuels manufacturer. |
| (2) | When a licensed biofuels manufacturer supplies biofuel to a blending facility of a licensed petroleum manufacturer, that biofuel must be accompanied by a quality assurance certificate. |
| (3) | A licensed petroleum manufacturer must pay the regulated price for the biofuels sold to it by a licensed biofuels manufacturer. |
| (4) | A licensed petroleum manufacturer must— |
| (a) | blend bio-ethanol with petroleum petrol at its blending facility to the effect that the final blended product at the fuel pump complies with the South African National Standard, Unleaded petrol, SANS 1598; and |
| (b) | blend biodiesel with petroleum diesel at its blending facility to theeffect that the final blended product at the fuel pump complies fully with the South African National Standard, Automotive diesel fuel, SANS 342. |
| (5) | All petroleum petrol and petroleum diesel supplied to a blending facility must allow for the blending of biofuels to the effect that the allowed minimum concentration of the biofuel in the final biofuel blend complies with— |
| (a) | the minimum concentration to be allowed for biodiesel blending, namely 5% v/v; and |
| (b) | the permitted range for bio-ethanol blending, namely from 2% v/v up to 10% v/v. |
| (6) | A licensed petroleum manufacturer must purchase all bio-ethanol or biodiesel offered for sale by a licensed biofuel manufacturer as contemplated in these Regulations: Provided that the volume of the biofuel can be blended, within the allowable parameters set out in subregulation (5), with the volumes of petroleum petrol or petroleum diesel available from the licensed petroleum manufacturers. |