MINISTRY OF PETROLUEN AND NATURAL GAS
ORDER
New Delhi, the 21^st October, 1998

G.S.R.639(E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order to amend the Kerosene (Restriction on Use and Fixation of Ceiling Price) Order 1995, namely –

1.(a) This order may be called the Kerosene (Restriction on Use and fixation of Ceiling Price) (Amendment) Order 1998.

It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

In the Kerosene (Restriction on Use and Fixation of Ceiling Price ) Order 1993, -

in clause 2, in item (h), for the word "importing" the words "importing, storing" shall be substituted.

In clause 2, in item (I), for the word "imports" the words "imports, stores" shall be substituted.

After clause 3, the following clauses shall be inserted, namely, -

"3A Restriction on sale and use of Kerosene imported under Parallel Marketing System :-

No person shall sell or use Kerosene imported under the parallel marketing system as a fuel or as additive to the fuel is a motor vehicle.

"3B Restriction on sale of Kerosene by persons not authorised :-

No person other than the dealer or government Oil Company or parallel marketeer shall sell Kerosene to any person."

(i) In clause 7, - after item ©, the following items shall be inserted, namely:-

(d) The Parallel Marketeer shall file End Use Certificates from Industrial

consumers to whom he sells the Kerosene and also furnish customer-wise sales to the State Civil Supplies Authorities by whatever name called, on a quarterly basis".

The Parallel Marketeer shall ensure that quality checks are carried out to ensure that Kerosene meets Bureau of Indian Standards Specification No.IS-1459 in all respects before the imported Kerosene is discharged into the storage infrastructure at the port or sold to any person".

In item (a) for the word "import", the words "improts, store" shall be substituted,

In clause 7 A,-

in sub clause (I), in item (a), for the word, "import", the words "import, store" shall be substituted.

In sub clause (I), in item (a), the provisio shall be omitted;

for clause 11 the following clause shall be substituted, namely :-

"11. Power to exempt :-

The Central Government, if it considers necessary in public interest by notification in the Official Gazette, exempt any person or class of persons from all or any of the provisions of this order, subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in that notification."

(File No.P-11013/3/98-Dist.)

DEVI DAYAL, Addl. Secy.

FOOT NOTE :- The Principal Order was published in the Gazette of India vide No.GSR 584(E) dated the 2^nd September, 1993 and subsequently amended vide –

1. No.GSR 509 (E), dated 19^th June, 1995

2. No.GSR 126 (E), dated 12^th March, 1996.

Source : Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (Govternment of India)