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Version date: 25 March 1999 - onwards

113. Amendment of Chapter II (Powers of Officers) of Part II of Finance Act, 1995.

(1) Chapter II of Part II of the Finance Act, 1995, is hereby amended -

(a) in section 85, by the insertion of the following definitions after the definition of "excisable products":

"'fuel tank' has the meaning assigned to it by section 94 of the Finance Act, 1999;

'mineral oil' has the meaning assigned to it by section 94 of the Finance Act, 1999;",

(b) in section 86 -

(i) in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) by the substitution for "of any fuel" of ", under section 86A, of any mineral oil",

(ii) in paragraph (a) of subsection (4) by the substitution for "any fuel" of "any mineral oil",

(c) by the insertion of the following section after section 86:

"86A. Power to take samples and to question in relation to mineral oil in vehicles.

(1) An officer, on production of the authorisation of the officer if so requested by any person affected, or a member of the Garda Síochána may -

(a) examine and take such samples of any mineral oil in any fuel tank or otherwise present on or in any vehicle, or anything attached to any vehicle, for use or capable of being used for combustion in the engine of the vehicle, whether or not the vehicle is attended,