Operation of certain notifications and rules
Section 5 of the Inflammable Substances Act, 1952 deals with operation of certain notifications and rules. Notifications or rules issued or purporting to have been issued under section 30 of the Petroleum Act between the 1st day of April, 1937, and the date of commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been issued or made under this Act, and continue in force accordingly. The Act came into force on 06 Mar 1952.
Notifications or rules issued or purporting to have been issued under section 30 of the Petroleum Act between the 1st day of April, 1937, and the date of commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been issued or made under this Act, and continue in force accordingly.
Section 5, The Inflammable Substances Act, 1952 (Act 20 of 1952).
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Hassainar K.P. v. State of Kerala & Ors.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
DATE VERIFIED Judgement 04.04.2024 (order-1.pdf; body 'Dated this the 04th day of April, 2024' / 'THURSDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL 2024' matches index): Petitioner challenged ADM order on ground that no s.4 notification applied Petroleum Act 1934 to methyl alcohol. Court holds s.3 itself declares methyl alcohol (among listed liquids) dangerously inflammable; Petroleum Act provisions apply to such declared substances. WP dismissed.
On this section: s.5 — deemed continuance of Petroleum Act s.30 notifications supplies the operative regulatory bridge for s.3-declared substances without a fresh s.4 Gazette notification.
The holding above is the ratio decidendi as extracted from the judgment by eCourts India, reproduced unaltered — it is a rendering of the court's reasoning, not a substitute for its words. Read the order itself before relying on it.
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 5
What have the courts held on Section 5 of the Inflammable Substances Act?
Hassainar K.P. v. State of Kerala & Ors. (04 Apr 2024) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: s.5 — deemed continuance of Petroleum Act s.30 notifications supplies the operative regulatory bridge for s.3-declared substances without a fresh s.4 Gazette notification.
How do I find court cases under Section 5 of the Inflammable Substances Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Inflammable Substances Act 5, section 5 Inflammable Substances Act, section 5 of the Inflammable Substances Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Hassainar K.P. v. State of Kerala & Ors. (04 Apr 2024).
What should I read with Section 5 of the Inflammable Substances Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on Petroleum Act 30 (Repealed), so none of them can safely be read on its own. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently 1_GSR 625 (E)-07.08.1983 (1983).
When did Section 5 of the Inflammable Substances Act come into force?
Section 5 of the Inflammable Substances Act, cited as Inflammable Substances Act 5, came into force on 06 Mar 1952, having been enacted on 06 Mar 1952. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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