REGISTERED NO. D. 221
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3-Sub-section (1)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 61] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY,, MARCH 14, 1973/PHALGUNA 23, 1894
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MINISTRY OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th March 1973
G.S.It, 170(E).—The following draft rules further to amend the1 Petroleum Rules, 1937, which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise' 'of the powers conferred by section 4, sub-section (2) of section 5, sub-section (2) of section 14, sections 21 and 22, and sub-section (1) of section 29, of the Petroleum Act, 1904 (30 of 1934), are hereby published, as required by sub-section (2) of section 29 of the said Act, for the information of all persons likely to be arrested thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft will be taken, into con- sideration after one month from the date of the publication of the said notification
Any objections or suggestions which may be received from any person in respect of the said draft before the date so specified will be taken into consider- ation by the Central Government.
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450 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PA"T JI^_Draft Rules
1. These rules may be called the Petroleum (lst Amendment) Rules, 1973.
2. In sub-rule (3) of rule 27 of the Petroleum Rules, 1937, (hereinafter referred to as i,he said rules; the first proviso shall be omitted.
3. In rule 50 of the said rules, in sub-ru^e (1), the words "or Karachi" shall be omitted.
4. Ill rule 73 of the said rules, in clause (J),.the proviso shall be omitted.
5. In rule 115 of the said rules, for sub-rule (3A), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:—
";S(A) Where the District Authority refuses to grant a no objection certifi- cate to the applicant, or where the District Authority or the State Government, as the case may be, cancels or withdraws a no objection certificate granted under sub-rule (3), the District Authority or the State Government, as the case may be. shall give the applicant or the holder of the no objection certificate an opportunity of being heard apd shall record, in writing, the reasons for such refusal cancellation or withdrawal and shall furnish the applicant or the holder of the no objection certificate, as the case may be, with a copy of any such Order."
6. In rule 120 of the said rules—
(n) to sub-rule (1) the Mowing proviso shall be added, namely;—
"Provided that before refusing to grant, amend or renew a licence under this rule, the applicant shall be given an opportunity of being heard".
(1)) in sub-rule (2), the words "on payment of a fee of rupees two" sha'-l be omitted.
7. In rule 121 of the said rules—(A) in sub-rule (1), for clause (Hi), the follow- ing clause shall be substituted, name'.y:—
"i.'Jli) shall be liable to be suspended or cancelled by an order of the licensing authority for any contravention of the Act or of any rule made thereunder or of any condition contained in such licence, or by an order of the Central Government, if it is satisfied that there are sufficient grounds for doing so.
Provided that before suspending or cancelling a licence under this rule, the holder of such licence sha'l be given an opportunity of being heard:
Provided further thnt no such opportunity shall be given in cases,
(a) Where the licence is being suspended for violation of any of the provisions of the Act or these rules, or of any condition contained in such licence and In the opinion of the licensing authority, such violation Is likely to cause danger to the public or
(b) where the licence Is suspended or cancelled by the Central Govern- ment, if that Government considers that in the public interest or in the interest oil the security of the State, such opportunity should not be given".
(Bj for eub-ru"e (2), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:—i "(2) A Licensing authority or the Central Government, suspending or can- celling a licence under sub-rul" (1), shall record Its reasons for so doing In writing."
(C) sub-rule (3) shall be omitted
(Dj sub-rule (4) shall be re-numbered as sub-rule (3) thereof, and in the sub- rule as so re-numbered, the words "on payment of fee of two rupees" shall be omitted
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