Section 16A: Burden of proof in certain cases.

The Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962Central Act · Act 50 of 1962

[16A. Burden of proof in certain cases.--Where any petroleum product together with any tool, vehicle or any item used in committing any such offence under sub-section (2) or sub-section (4) of section 15 are seized under this Act in the reasonable belief that such petroleum product has been stolen from the pipeline laid under section 7, the burden of proving that they are not stolen property shall be, in case where such seizure is made from the possession of any person,--

(i) on the person from whose possession the property was seized, and

(ii) on the person who claims to be the owner thereof, if any person other than the person from whose possession the stolen property was seized.]

Where this provision sits

Act	The Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962
Section	16A
Marginal note	Burden of proof in certain cases.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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 9 of 2012. . Subs. by Act 9 of 2012, s. 2, for sections 15 and 16 (w.e.f. 3-2-1977).

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