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The Petroleum Act, 1934

Certification of other test apparatus

In force From 30 Mar 1937 Act 30 of 1934 As on 16 Oct 2026

Act 30 of 1934 Ministry Petroleum and Natural Gas Enacted 06 Sep 1934 In force 30 Mar 1937 Cited by 1 provision

Section 16 of the Petroleum Act, 1934 deals with certification of other test apparatus. The officer appointed under section 15 shall, on payment of the prescribed fee, if any, compare with the Standard Test Apparatus and apparatus for determining the [flash-point] of petroleum which may be submitted to him for this purpose. The Act came into force on 30 Mar 1937.

(1) The officer appointed under section 15 shall, on payment of the prescribed fee, if any, compare with the Standard Test Apparatus and apparatus for determining the 1[flash-point] of petroleum which may be submitted to him for this purpose.

(2) If any apparatus is found by him to agree with the Standard Test Apparatus within prescribed limits, the officer shall engrave such apparatus with a special number and with the date of the comparison and shall give a certificate in respect of it in the prescribed form, certifying that on the said date the apparatus was compared with the Standard Test Apparatus and was found to agree with it within the prescribed limits, and specifying any corrections to be made in the results of tests carried out with the apparatus.

(3) A certificate granted under this section shall be valid for such period as may be prescribed.

(4) A certificate granted under this section shall, during the period for which it is valid, be proof, until the contrary is proved, of any matter stated therein.

(5) The officer shall keep a register in the prescribed form of all certificates granted by him under this section.

Section 16, The Petroleum Act, 1934 (Act 30 of 1934).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 15 Standard Test Apparatus

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 18 Manner of test

Questions about Section 16

What does Section 16 of the Petroleum Act deal with?

Section 16 of the Petroleum Act is headed "Certification of other test apparatus". The officer appointed under section 15 shall, on payment of the prescribed fee, if any, compare with the Standard Test Apparatus and apparatus for determining the [flash-point] of petroleum which may be submitted to him for this purpose.

How do I find court cases under Section 16 of the Petroleum 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: Petroleum Act 1934 16, section 16 Petroleum Act 1934, section 16 of the Petroleum Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 16 of the Petroleum Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 15 (Standard Test Apparatus), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When did Section 16 of the Petroleum Act come into force?

Section 16 of the Petroleum Act, cited as Petroleum Act 1934 16, came into force on 30 Mar 1937, having been enacted on 06 Sep 1934. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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