CHAPTER - II
IMPORTATION OF PETROLEUM 
PART I
General

(14)   Licence for import of petroleum

Petroleum, other than petroleum which may be stored without a licence under Section 7,8 and 9 of the Act, shall not be imported into India except under a granted under these rules.

1. [Nothing in this chapter applies to petroleum Class B or petroleum Class C comprising in a ship's stores and manifested as such;
   
2. {Nothing in rules 14,19 and 26 shall apply to petroleum imported by the Defense forces of the Union]

PART II
Importation by Sea

1. Petroleum shall be not be imported into India by sea except through the ports of Bombay, Calcutta, Cochin, Haldia, Kandla, Madras, Marmugao, Okha, Port Blair, Visakhapatnam, Tuticoring or Manglore.
   
2. Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), the Collector of Customs may, on the recommendation of the Chief Controller, allow importation of petroleum Class B or petroleum Class C, otherwise than in bulk, through any other port.

1. The master of every ship-carrying petroleum shall deliver to the pilot before any port mentioned in sub-rule (1) of Rule 16, a written declaration in Form I under his signature :

Provided that no such declaration is necessary if the agent of a ship deliver such a declaration signed by him to the Conservator before the arrival of such ship.

2. The pilot shall make over the said declaration to the Conservator without delay and the Conservator shall forward the declaration to the Collector of Customs of the port with all convenient despatch.

1. Every ship having petroleum on board shall be anchored at such anchorage as the Conservator shall specify in this behalf and shall not leave such anchorage without the general or special order of the Conservator and subject to such condition as may be specified in such order.
   
2. The anchorage shall in no case be the same as that for vessels laden with explosives and shall be at such distance from the anchorage for vessels laden with explosives as to render it impossible for a fire originating at the former anchorage to affect vessels at the latter :
   
   Provided that nothing in this rule shall apply to ships having on board petroleum Class C.

1. Every person desiring to import petroleum shall furnish personally or through his agent to the Collector of Customs --

1. certificate of storage accommodation in Form II signed by such person or his agent; and
2. the licence or an authenticated copy of the licence for the import and storage of such petroleum :

Provided that nothing in this rule shall apply to the importation, otherwise that in bulk, or petroleum exempted under Sections 7,8,9 and 10 of the Act :

Provided further that the furnishing of a licence under CI (b) shall not be necessary for the importation of petroleum Class C in bulk in quantity exempted under Section 7 of the Act.

2. [ Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1) a person may import petroleum Class A in bulk, even, if --

1. he is not holding a licence for storage at the port of importation; or
   
2. the storage accommodation in the premises licensed in his name is not sufficient to hold the quantity of petroleum intended to be imported :

Provided in both cases adequate advance arrangements to the satisfaction of the Conservator are made by the importer to distribute the petroleum from the port of import to premises licensed to store such petroleum.]

1. No imported petroleum shall be landed except with the permission of the Collector of Customs.
   
2. If the Collector of Customs after receiving --

1. of the testing officer's report on the petroleum;
   
2. the certificate of storage accommodation in Form II if required under Rule 19.
   
3. the licence or an authenticated copy of the licence if required under Rule 19;

and after making such further enquiries as he deems necessary, is satisfied that the petroleum can be lawfully imported and that there is suitable  accommodation for it, he shall permit it to be landed.

3. If the Collector of Customs is satisfied that any petroleum imported otherwise than in bulk is not intended to be stored in India but is intended to be despatched immediately after landing to any place outside India, he may waive the requirements of rules 14 and 19 and by written order permit subject to such conditions as he may specify such petroleum to be landed for the purpose of immediate despatch to that place.
   
4. Nothing in this rule shall affect the power of the Collector of Customs to detain the petroleum under any other law or rule for the time being in force.

1. Notwithstanding anything contained in Rule 20 where the consignee furnishes a guarantee to re-ship  the petroleum if the testing officer's report proves unfavourable the Collector of  Customs may in anticipation of the testing officer's report permit any petroleum which he believes to be petroleum Class B or petroleum Class C  to be discharged into boats or to be landed.
   
2. The permission granted under sub-rule (1) shall be subject to the condition that the boats into which the petroleum is discharged shall remain at such place as the Conservator may specify or that the petroleum shall be landed at a landing place duly specified for the purposed by him and stored in an installation licensed under these rules.

(22)   Unloading of petroleum in Bulk.

Subject to the provisions of Part II of Chapter III, petroleum imported in bulk shall be discharged into storage tanks on shore either directly or by means of barges or lighters specially constructed for carrying petroleum in bulk and only at such places as the Conservator may by general or special order direct.

1. Subject to the provision of Part II  of Chapter III, petroleum imported otherwise then in bulk shall be landed either at jetties provided for the purpose, or in barges or lighters and only at such places as the Conservator shall direct.
   
2. No petroleum contained in containers shall be landed unless such containers are free from leakage and are of such strength or construction as not to be liable to be broken or to leak except in cases of gross negligence or extraordinary accident.

Provided that petroleum contained in containers which do not satisfy the requirements of this sub-rule may, subject to provisions of Part II of Chapter III and to such conditions as the Conservator may impose, be landed at separate landing place approved for the purpose.

(24)   Transhipment of petroleum--

Petroleum may be transhipped from one ship to another for conveyance to any other port, whether within or beyond the territory of India subject to the provisions of Part II of Chapter III.