THE KEROSENE ( RESTRICTION OF USE AND — THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955

## Page 1 THE KEROSENE ( RESTRICTION OF USE AND FIXATION OF PRICES ) ORDER, 1993 1 ## Page 2 MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS NOTIFICATION GOI Notification published in the gazette extraordinary 1993 Partll section 3(2) dated 02.09.1993. New Delhi, the 2ⁿᵈ September 1993 G.S.R.584 (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 namely:- 1. Short title and commencement (1) This order may be called Kerosene (Restriction on Use and Fixation of Ceiling Price)Order,1993. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) 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) "Chief Controller of Explosives" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Indian Explosives Act, 1984 (4 of 1984); (b) "Consumer" means a person, firm, company, institution association of persons, co-operative Society or organisation who is authorised by the Central or State Government to use Kerosene for cooking and illumination. (c) "Dealer" means a person, firm, association of persons company, institution, organisation of a Co-operative Society approved by Government Oil Company or Central or State Government or a parallel marketer and engaged in the business of buying and selling kerosene; (d) "declared price" in relation to kerosene sold under the Public Distribution System means the maximum selling price declared by the Central Government, from time to time with reference to an area and shall include such other charges, rates, duties and taxes, prescribed:- 3 ## Page 3 (i) by the State Government or District Collector in the case of an area in a State/or (ii) by the Administrator