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Section 2: Definitions.

The Petroleum Act, 1934Central Act · Act 30 of 1934

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,--

(a) "petroleum" means any liquid hydrocarbon or mixture of hydrocarbons, and any inflammable mixture (liquid, viscous or solid) containing any liquid hydrocarbon;

[(b) "petroleum Class A" means petroleum having a flash-point below twenty-three degrees Centigrade;

(bb) "petroleum Class B" means petroleum having a flash-point of twenty-three degrees Centigrade and above but below sixty-five degrees Centigrade;

(bbb) "petroleum Class C" means petroleum having a flash-point of sixty-five degrees Centigrade and above but below ninety-three degree Centigrade;]

(c) ["flash-point"] of any petroleum means the lowest temperature at which it yields a vapour which will give a momentary flash when ignited, determined in accordance with the provisions of Chapter II and the rules made thereunder;

[(d) "to transport petroleum" means to move petroleum from one place to another in India and includes moving from one place to another in India across a territory which is not part of India;]

(e) "to import" petroleum means to bring it into [India] by land, sea or air, otherwise than during the course of transport;

(f) "to store" petroleum means to keep it in any one place, but does not include any detention happening during the ordinary course of transport;

(g) "motor conveyance" means any vehicle, vessel or aircraft for the conveyance of human beings, animals or goods, by land, water or air, in which petroleum is used to generate the motive power;

(h) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.

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ActThe Petroleum Act, 1934
Section2
Marginal noteDefinitions.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it1

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted, Act 24 of 1970. . Subs. by Act 24 of 1970, s. 3, for clause (b) (w.e.f. 1-8-1976).
  • substituted. . Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for "flashing-point" (w.e.f. 1-8-1976).
  • substituted. . Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for clause (d) (w.e.f. 1-8-1976).
  • substituted, Act 62 of 1956. . Subs. by Act 62 of 1956, s. 2 and the Schedule for "the territories to which this Act extends" (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
  • inserted, Act 3 of 1951. . Clause (i) omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule. Earlier inserted by the A.O. 1950.

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