Act Number: 30

Act Name: The Petroleum Act, 1934

Year: 1934

Enactment Date: 1934-09-06

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the import, transport, storage, production, refining and blending of petroleum.

Ministry: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Department:

Section 31: Power to limit powers of local authorities over petroleum.
    Where any enactment confers powers upon any local authority in respect of the transport or storage of petroleum, the 1[Central Government] may, by notification in the Official Gazette,--
         (a) limit the operation of such enactment, or
         (b) restrict the exercise of such powers, in any manner 5[it] deems fit.
Notes:
1. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "he".
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