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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 NumberTitleActions
1Short title, extent and commencement.
2Definitions.
3Import, transport and storage of petroleum.
4Rules for the import, transport and storage of petroleum.
5Production, refining and blending of petroleum.
6Receptacles of petroleum Class A to show a warning.
8No licence needed for import, transport or storage of small quantities of petroleum Class A.
9Exemptions for motor conveyances and stationary engines.
10No licence needed by railway administration acting as carrier.
11Exemption of heavy oils.
12General power of exemption.
13Inspection of places.
14Inspection and sampling of petroleum.
15Standard Test Apparatus.
16Certification of other test apparatus.
17Testing officers.
18Manner of test.
19Certificate of testing.
20Right to require re-test.
21Power to make rules regarding tests.
22Special rules for testing viscous or solid forms of petroleum.
23General penalty for offences under this Act.
24Confiscation of petroleum and receptacles.
25Jurisdiction.
26Power of entry and search.
27Notice of accidents with petroleum.
28Inquiries into serious accidents with petroleum.
31Power to limit powers of local authorities over petroleum.
32[Repealed.].
7No licence needed for transport or storage of limited quantities of petroleum Class B or petroleum Class C.
29Provisions relating to rules.
30 Repealed..
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