LEGAL REGULATION OF FUEL AND LUBRICANT SUPPLY SERVICES: ANALYSIS OF PROBLEMS AND PROPOSALS FOR THEIR SOLUTION

The article is devoted to the analysis of the state of regulatory and legal regulation of the activity of the fuel and lubricant supply service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. The official duties of the officials of the fuel and lubricant supply service are determined by the Statutes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the order of the Administration of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine dated June 24, 2008 No. 544 "On the approval of the Guidelines on the provision of fuel to the bodies of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine", as well as the order of the Administration of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine of the Border Service of Ukraine dated December 21, 2020 No. 134 "On the approval of the Advisor on military (ship) management of the State Border Service of Ukraine." The review of the regulatory legal support of the fuel and lubricant supply service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine made it possible to establish that the duties of the officials of the fuel and lubricant supply service include tasks related to: monitoring the quality and proper use of fuel, planning the necessary efficiency measures and feasibility of using and saving fuel; organization of maintenance, improvement and operation of fuel warehouses, filling stations and other subordinate fuel service facilities in accordance with current regulatory documents; ensuring proper use, maintenance and storage of technical means; organization and maintenance of accounting and reporting on fuel service; collection, delivery and proper use of spent oil products, etc. The procedure for performing these tasks must be regulated by relevant departmental acts. At the same time, the governing documents of the State Border Service of Ukraine and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine do not define the procedure for performing the specified tasks. According to the authors, it is the task that regulates the order and conditions of storage of fuel and lubricant materials, special liquids at fuel warehouses and filling stations; tasks of fuel quality control; maintenance of technical means of the fuel and lubricant supply service are fundamentally important for the high-quality organization of the activities of state border protection units and must be regulated for the high-quality performance of official duties by officials of the State Border Service of Ukraine, who are assigned the tasks of organizing and managing the military (ship) economy.