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REGISTERED No. D. 221

EXTRAORDINARY PART I I- Section 3- Sub-section (i)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 6] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1972/PAUSA 13, 1893

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that It may be filed

as a separate compilation

MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND CHEMICALS

ORDER

New Delhi, the 30th December 1971

G.S.R. 8(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commo- dities A;t, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following order, namely:—

1. Short titles, extent and commencement.—(1) This Order may be called the Petroleum (Storage) Order, 1971.

(2) I' extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

(3) II shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

2 Definitions.—In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) "associated refinery" means a refinery specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order;

(b) "petroleum" includes crude oil;

(c) "oil refining company" means a company specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order.

3, Maintenance of stocks of petroleum.—(1) if, with a view to ensuring the mainten ance of adequate supplies of petroleum products, the Central Government is of opinion that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, it may, by an order in writing, direct all

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oil refining companies to maintain, or cause to be maintained, by such date as may bo specified in the said Order, such stodk of crude oil as may be specified therein and to maintain an inventory of such stock in such form and in such manner as may be speci- ned therein,

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(2) Such Order may also contain such supplemental or incidental directions as the Central Government may consider necessary.

(3) Before issuing any order under sub-paragraph (1), the Central Government shall have due regard to—

(i) the operating level of the associated refineries dead stocks periodic cleaning of tanks, minimum storage space required for receiving fresh supplies from tank wagons, pipeline or tanker or both, and cushion for absorbing varia- tions in operations and tanker arrival schedules;

(ii) any other relevant factor.

4. Oil refining companies to furnish information In relation to stock of crude oil etc.—(1) Every oil refining company shall furnish to the Central Government, with the time specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of the Table below, information relating to the matters specified in column 1 of the Table below.

TABLE

2

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By the 3rd, 13th and 14th day of the a;

month,as the case may be.

i Stock of crude oil held by it on the loth, 2ist and last day of the preceding month of its associated refinery.

By the 3rd, 13th and the 24th day of Ciij

the month, as the case may be.

Actual consumption pnd receipt of crude oil after the date on which the previous report was made.

(iii; I The followirg information about each By the 3rd, 13th ard the 24th day cf

the month, as the case may be.

tanker shipment en route to the refinery, namely : —

(a) name cf the tanker,

(b) dcteof sailing of the tanker, (c) the expected date of arrival of the

tanker at the refinery port,

(d) the quantities of crude oil expected to be delivered by the tanker.

(2) In addition to the information referred to in sub-paragraph (1) every oil refining company shall furnish to the Central Government such further information in relation to its storage capacity, stocks, receipts, source of receipts, transfer, import or refining, of crude oil, at such time as may be called for by the Central Government.

(3) Every information referre'd to in sub-paragraph (2) shall be furnished in such snner and within such time as may be specified by the Central Government.

5. Power of entry, search and seizure.—Any Government servant authorised in this half by the Central Government, may with a view to securing compliance with this •der, or to satisfy himself that this Order or any order made thereunder has been mplied with-—

(a) enter and search any place;

(b) seize any stock of crude oil in respect of which he has reason to believe that contravention of this Order has been, or is being, or is about to be, made.

6 Compliance with directions.—Every oil refining company to which the direction Is issued under this Order shall comply with such directions.

7. Notwithstanding anything contained in any direction issued under paragraph 3, the Central Government may, if it is of opinion that in alJ, the circumstances of tho case. it is necessary so to do, by special order, permit any oil refining company to reduce its atock of crude oil at any of its refinery to such level and for such periods as may be specified therein.

THE SCHEDULE

PART I—Oil Refining Companies

1. Burmah-Shell Refineries Limited, a company incorporated in India.

2. Esso Standard Refinery Company of India Limited, a company incorporated in India.

3. Caltex Oil Refinery (India) Limited, a company incorporated in India.

4. Assam Oil Company Limited, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.

5. Tndian Oi) Corporation Limited, a company incorporated in India.

6. Cochin Refineries Limited, a company incorporated in India.

7. Madras Refineries Limited, a company incorporated in India.

PART II—Associated Refineries

1. The Burmah-Shell Refinery situated at Trombay, Bombay (in the case of Burmah- Shell Oil Storage and Distributing Company of India).

2. The Esso Refinery situated at Trombay, Bombay (in the case of ESSO Standard Eastern Inc.).

3. The Caltex Refinery situated at Visakhapatnam fin tho case of Caltex (India) Limited!.

4. The refinery situated at Digboi (Assam) (in the case of Assam Oil Company Limited).

45. The Refineries situated at Nunmati (Assam), Koyali (Gujarat) and Barauni (Bihar).

6. Cochin Refinery situted at Cochin (in the case of Cochin Refineries Limited).

7. Madras Refinery situated at Madras, (in the case of Madra3 Refineries Limited).

FNo F. M-12012/9/71 (SUP).l

P. K. DAVE, Addl. Secy.

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