Exemptions for motor conveyances and stationary engines
Section 9 of the Petroleum Act, 1934 deals with exemptions for motor conveyances and stationary engines. The owner of a motor conveyance, who complies with the requirements of the law for the time being in force relating to the registration and licensing of such conveyance and its driver or pilot and the owner of any stationary internal combustion engine, shall not be required to obtain a licence-- (a) The Act came into force on 30 Mar 1937.
(1) The owner of a motor conveyance, who complies with the requirements of the law for the time being in force relating to the registration and licensing of such conveyance and its driver or pilot and the owner of any stationary internal combustion engine, shall not be required to obtain a licence--
(a) for the import, transport or storage of any petroleum contained in any fuel tank incorporated in the conveyance or attached to the internal combustion engine, or
(b) for the transport or storage of 1[petroleum Class A], not exceeding 2[one hundred litres] in quantity in addition to any quantity possessed under clause (a),
provided the petroleum is intended to be used to generate motive power for motor conveyance or engine:
3[Provided further that the total quantity of 1[petroleum Class A] which may be stored without a licence under clause (b) shall not exceed 19[one hundred litres], notwithstanding that such owner may possess other motor conveyances or engines.]
(2) 1[Petroleum Class A] transported or stored without a licence under clause (b) 3[of sub-section (1)] shall be kept as provided in sub-section (2) of section 8, and, if it exceeds 4[thirty litres] in quantity, shall be stored in an isolated place which does not communicate with any room where any person resides or works or in any room where persons assemble.
Section 9, The Petroleum Act, 1934 (Act 30 of 1934).
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Questions about Section 9
What does Section 9 of the Petroleum Act deal with?
Section 9 of the Petroleum Act is headed "Exemptions for motor conveyances and stationary engines". The owner of a motor conveyance, who complies with the requirements of the law for the time being in force relating to the registration and licensing of such conveyance and its driver or pilot and the owner of any stationary internal combustion engine, shall not be required to obtain a licence-- (a)
How do I find court cases under Section 9 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 9, section 9 Petroleum Act 1934, section 9 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 9 of the Petroleum Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 8 (No licence needed for import, transport or storage of small quantities of petroleum Class A), so none of them can safely be read on its own. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Petroleum (Amendment) Rules, 2024 (2024).
When did Section 9 of the Petroleum Act come into force?
Section 9 of the Petroleum Act, cited as Petroleum Act 1934 9, 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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