Section 12
Relaxation of rules in special cases.
The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948
About this Act
An Act to provide for the regulation of oilfields and for the development of mineral oil resources.
The Central Government may, if satisfied that it is in the
public interest so to do, authorise in any case the granting of any mining lease, or the working of any
mine on terms and conditions different from those laid down in the rules made under sections 5 and 6.