41. Amendment of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Finance Act 1999 (mineral oil tax)
Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Finance Act 1999 is amended with effect as on and from 1 January 2020 -
(a) in section 94 -
(i) in subsection (1) -
(I) by substituting the following definition for the definition of "combustion in the engine of a motor vehicle":
"'combustion in the engine' shall be construed as including internal combustion in such engine and external combustion as fuel for such engine;",
and
(II) in the definition of "propellant", by substituting the following for paragraph (a):
"(a) in relation to mineral oil in the State, mineral oil used for combustion in the engine of a motor vehicle or a craft used for private pleasure navigation, or",
and
(ii) by substituting the following for subsection (2):
(a) In this Chapter 'fuel tank' means -
(i) any tank or other vessel in or on a motor vehicle, which is used, or is capable of being used, to supply fuel for combustion in the engine of -
(I) the motor vehicle for the purposes of propulsion of that vehicle, or