THE NAPTHA (ACQUISITION SALE, STORAGE AND PREVENTION OF USE IN AUTOMOBILE) ORDER, 2000 — THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955

THE NAPTHA (ACQUISITION SALE, STORAGE AND PREVENTION OF USE IN AUTOMOBILE) ORDER, 2000 (PUBLISHED IN G.OMS.NO.204, CO-OPERATION, FOOD & CONSUMER PROTECTION DATED 06.09.2000) APPENIX NOTIFICATION PUBLISHEDIN THE GAZETTE QF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART-IL SECTION 3 (i) MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS ORDER New Delhi, the 5th June, 2000 GSR. 518 (E): In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act; 1995 (Central Act 10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following order, namely: 1 Short title, extent and commencement: (1) This order may be called The Naphtha (Acquisition; Sale, Storage and Prevention of use in Automobile) Order, 2000. a) It extends to the whole of India: b) It 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) Automobile" means any vehicle registered with Road Transport Authority by any person where fuel certified for use in such automobile is Motor Spirit;, High Speed Diesel,; liquefied Petroleum Gas or Compressed Natural Gas: "Government Oil Company" means an oil refining company or oil marketing company which is also a Government company as defined in Section 617 of Companies Act; 1956; C 'High Speed Diesel" means any hydrocarbon oil (excluding mineral colza oil and turpentine substitute) which meets the requirements of Bureau of Indian Standards specification No.IS-1460 and is suitable for use as fuel in Compression Ignition Engines; d 'Motor Spirit" means any hydrocarbon oil (excluding crude mineral oil) which meets the requirements of Bureau of Indian Standards specification No.IS-2796 and is suitable for use as fuel in Spark Ignition Engines; (e) "Naphtha" is a light hydrocarbon liquid with 90% volume