THE KEROSENE RESTRICTION OF USE AND FIXATION OF PRICES ) ORDER; 1993 — THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955

THE KEROSENE RESTRICTION OF USE AND FIXATION OF PRICES ) ORDER; 1993 MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS NOTIFICATION GOL Notification published in the gazette extraordinary 1993 Partll section 3(2)dated 02.09.1993 New Delhi; the 2 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 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 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 by the State Government or District Collector in the case of an area in a Statelor by the Administrator of the Union Territory, in the case of an area in a Un