|
|
|
|
ABSTRACT Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (Central Act X of 1955) - Naphtha (Acquisition, Sale, Storage and Prevention of use in Automobiles) Order, 2000 - Promulgated by Government of India - Licensing Authorities - Authorised by Government - Orders Issued. COOPERATION, FOOD AND CONSUMER PROTECTION (C1) DEPARTMENT
G.O. Ms. No. 219 Dated 3.10.2000 Read:
---- ORDER: The Government of India, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas have promulgated the Naphtha (Acquisition, Sale, Storage and Prevention of use in Automobile) Order, 2000 under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (Central Act 10 of 1955) on 5.6.2000, to prevent the misuse of Naphtha as Automobile fuel and adulterant of Automobile fuels. 2. In the Government Order 6th read above, the Government have republished the above said order in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extra-Ordinary dated 7.9.2000 and in the Government Order 7th read above, Orders have issued authorising the State Government Officials as Inspecting Officers under clause 4 of the said Order. 3. Under sub-clause (i) of Clause 3 of the Naphtha (Acquisition, Sale, Storage and Prevention of use in Automobiles) Order, 2000, no person shall either acquire, store and/or sell Naphtha without a licence, issued by the State Governments or the District Magistrate or any other officer authorised by the Central or the State Governments. Accordingly, after consultation with the Special Commissioner and Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, the Government direct that the following officers be empowered to exercise the powers and functions as Licensing authority within the local areas as specified below for the purpose of the said order, namely:- (a) in the case of Chennai City and its belt areas, the Deputy Commissioner (Civil Supplies) North and the Deputy Commissioner ( Civil Supplies) South within their respective jurisdiction, and (b) in the case of other Districts the Collector of the District concerned. 4. Under sub- clause (iv) of Clause 3 of the Naphtha (Acquisition, Sale, Storage and Prevention of use in Automobiles) Order 2000, every person whosoever is engaged in sale or trading of Naphtha either imported or indigenous for any purpose whatsoever, shall file end-use certificates from consumers to whom he sells and furnish customer wise sales to the District Magistrate or to the State Civil Supplies Authorities by whatever name called on a quarterly basis. Accordingly, the Government direct that the end-use certificates and the particulars regarding customer-wise sales mentioned above shall be filed/furnished to the concerned licensing authorities mentioned in para 3 above with a copy to the State Level Coordinator of the Oil Industry for information. 5. Under sub-clause (v) of Clause 3 of the Naphtha (Acquisition, Sale, Storage and Prevention of use in Automobiles) Order 2000, any person whosoever is engaged in actual use of Naphtha either imported or indigenous for manufacture of any petro-chemicals or any other purpose shall file end-use certificates to the District Magistrate or the State Civil Supplies Authorities, by whatever name called, on a quarterly basis. Accordingly, the Government direct that the end-use certificates mentioned above shall be filed with the concerned licensing authority mentioned in para 3 above on a quarterly basis with a copy to the State Level Coordinator of the Oil Industry for information. 6. The Government of India, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas have already notified the form in which application for issue of Naphtha Licence shall be made under the said Order and the format in which the licence shall be issued by the licensing authorities. The Government of India have also prescribed a fee of Rs. 500/- for fresh licence and Rs.250/- for renewal of licence. As prescribed by the Government of India licence shall be issued for a period of one year and thereafter shall be renewed for 2 years on each occasion. Further, the Government of India have exempted the following companies from the provisions of clause 3 of the Naphtha (Acquisition, Sale, Storage and Prevention of use in Automobile) Order, 2000:- 1. Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) 2. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) 3. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) 4. IBP Company Limited. 5. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) 6. Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) 7. Oil India Limited (OIL) 8. Kochi Refineries Limited (KRL) 9.Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) 10. Bongaigaon Refinery and Petro-Chemicals Limited (BRPL) 11. Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) 12. Lubrizol India Limited (LIL) 13. Biecco Lawrie and Company Limited 14. Indian Additives Limited (Subsidiary of CPCL) 15. Indian Oil Blending Limited (Subsidiary of IOC) 16. ONGC Videsh Limited 17. Balmer Lawrie & Co. Limited. Accordingly, the Government have already communicated the application forms, the licensing forms, list of companies exempted and schedule of fees to the licensing authorities. 7. The Government also direct that all the licensing authorities mentioned in para 3 above to open the following head of account for crediting the fees for issue of fresh licence/renewal of licence under the Naphtha (Acquisition, Sale, Storage and Prevention of use in Automobile) Order, 2000.
(By Order of the Governor)
R. SANTHANAM, SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT. To The Special Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Chennai.5 The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Chennai-10 The Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Chennai-10 All Collectors (in name cover) The Deputy Commissioner, (Civil Supplies) South/North, Chennai.5 The Commissioner of Revenue Administration, Chennai.5 The Additional Director General of Police, Chennai. The Inspector General of Police, Civil Supplies CID, Chennai.10 The Commissioner of Police, Chennai/Madurai/Coimbatore All Heads of Departments All Departments of Secretariat, Chennai.9 Copy to The Additional Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas New Delhi 110 001. The State Level Coordinator, c/o.IOC, Chennai.34 The Registrar of High Court, Chennai.104 The Commissioner of Industries and Commerce, Chennai.5 The Secretary to Chief Minister, Chennai.9 The Special P.A to Minister for Public Distribution and Cooperation, Chennai.9
//Forwarded by Order//
SECTION OFFICER.
In exercise of the powers confered by Sub-Clause (1) of Clause 3 of the Solvent, Raffinate and Slop (Acquisition, Sale, Storage and Prevention of use in Automobile) Order 2000, the Governor of Tamil Nadu have hereby Notify the following officers as licensing Authority namely:- (a) In case of Chennai City and its belt areas, the Deputy Commissioner(Civil Supplies) North and the Deputy Commissioner (Civil Supplies) South within their respective jurisdiction, and (b)In the case of other Districts, the Collector of the Districts concerned. |
| |||||||
