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

THE SOLVENT RAFFINATE AND SLOP (ACQUISITION; SALE; STORAGE AND PREVENTION OF USE IN AUTOMOBILE) ORDER; 2000 (REPUBLISHED IN G.OMS.NO: 206,C,F & C.P_ DATED 06.09.200) APPENDIX NQTIICATION PUBLISHEDIN HHE GAZETTE QF JNDIA EXTRAORDINARY PARTILSECTION 3 i MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS ORDER New Delhi; the 5th June, 2000 G.S.R: 519 (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 Solvent; Raffinate and Slop (Acquisition, Sale, Storage and Prevention of use in Automobile) Order; 2000. 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) 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 a Government company as defined in Section 617 of Companies Act, 1956; (1 OF 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 India Standards specification No.IS-2796 and is suitable for use as fuel in Spark Ignition Engines; e "Oil Company" means any person, firm or compa