translate English to French: At the outset, the Tribunal would note that a variety of amendments were made to the Act during the 1970s and 1980s, resulting in different limitation periods applying to the appellant's two applications because of the dates on which the various purchases of gasoline were made, as well as the dates on which the claims were made.
Le Tribunal fait d'abord observer que diverses modifications ont été apportées à la Loi dans les années 1970 et 1980, et que, de ce fait, des délais différents s'appliquent aux deux demandes de l'appelant à cause des diverses dates d'achat de l'essence, ainsi que des diverses dates des demandes de remboursement.