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The Petroleum Act `1934

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the import, transport, storage, production, refining and blending of petroleum.
1934
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. PRELIMINARY

  2. 1
     Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2
     Definitions

  • CONTROL OVER PETROLEUM

  • 3
     Import, transport and storage of petroleum
  • 4
     Rules for the import, transport and storage of petroleum
  • 5
     Production, refining and blending of petroleum
  • 6
     Receptacles of petroleum Class A to show a warning
  • 7
     No licence needed for transport or storage of limited quantities of petroleum Class B or petroleum Class C
  • 8
     No licence needed for import, transport or storage of small quantities of petroleum Class A
  • 9
     Exemptions for motor conveyances and stationary engines
  • 10
     No licence needed by railway administration acting as carrier
  • 11
     Exemption of heavy oils
  • 12
     General power of exemption
  • 13
     Inspection of places

  • THE TESTING OF PETROLEUM

  • 14
     Inspection and sampling of petroleum
  • 15
     Standard Test Apparatus
  • 16
     Certification of other test apparatus
  • 17
     Testing officers
  • 18
     Manner of test
  • 19
     Certificate of testing
  • 20
     Right to require re-test
  • 21
     Power to make rules regarding tests
  • 22
     Special rules for testing viscous or solid forms of petroleum

  • PANALTIES AND PROCEDURE

  • 23
     General penalty for offences under this Act
  • 24
     Confiscation of petroleum and receptacles
  • 25
     Jurisdiction
  • 26
     Power of entry and search
  • 27
     Notice of accidents with petroleum
  • 28
     Inquiries into serious accidents with petroleum

  • SUPPLEMENTA

  • 29
     Provisions relating to rules
  • 30
     Repealed.
  • 31
     Power to limit powers of local authorities over petroleum
  • 32
     [Repealed.]