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 29: Provisions relating to rules.
    (1) In making any rules under this Act, the 1[Central Government] Government may--
         (a) provide for any matter ancillary to such rules for which in 2[its] opinion provision is necessary necessary to protect the public from danger arising from the import, transport, storage, production, refining or blending of petroleum, and
         (b) make special provision for the special circumstances of any State or place.
     (2) Every power to make rules conferred by this Act is subject to the condition of previous publication.
     (3) All rules made under this Act shall be published in the Official Gazette 3***.
     4[(4) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule, or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.]
Notes:
1.Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "Local Government".
2. Subs. ibid., for "his".
3. Ins. by Act 31 of 1977, s. 5 (w.e.f. 12-8-1977).
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