LawgistThe Petroleum Act
13Inspection of places
(1) The 1[Central Government] may authorise any officer by name or by virtue of office to enter any place where petroleum is being imported, stored, produced, refined or blended, or is under transport, and inspect all receptacles, plant and appliances used in connection with petroleum in order to ascertain if they are in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and the rules made thereunder.
(2) The 1[Central Government] may make rules regulating the procedure of officers authorised under this section.
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1. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "Governor-General-in-Council".
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
