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The Petroleum Act, 1934

( ACT NO. XXX OF 1934 )

[ 6th September, 1934 ]

Chapter I

CONTROL OVER PETROLEUM

No licence needed for small stocks of class II petroleum not in bulk
7. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter a person need not obtain a licence for the transport or storage of 1[class II] petroleum if the total quantity in his possession at any one place does not exceed 2[two thousand litres] and none of it is contained in a receptacles exceeding 3[one thousand litres] in capacity.
  • 1
    The word and figure "class II" were substituted, for the words "non-dangerous" by section 7 of the Petroleum (Amendment) Ordinance, 1986 (Ordinance No. XXXIX of 1986).
  • 2
    The words "two thousand litres" were substituted, for the words "five hundred gallons" by section 7 of the Petroleum (Amendment) Ordinance, 1986 (Ordinance No. XXXIX of 1986).
  • 3
    The words "one thousand litres" were substituted, for the words "two hundred gallons" by section 7 of the Petroleum (Amendment) Ordinance, 1986 (Ordinance No. XXXIX of 1986)
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