Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000

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Parent: THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955 (bac39fb263d3559d1cf00bdfe63ea462c35514fd)

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Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000 MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATUAL GAS ORDER New Delhi, the 26th April, 2000 G.S.R. 487(E):In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Central Government here by makes the following Ode, namely:- Short title and commencement : -(1) This Order may be called the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000. It extends to the whole of India. It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Definitions: -In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) ―Chief Controller of Explosives‖ shall have the same meaning assigned To it the Explosives Act, 1884 (4 of 1884); (b) ―Consumer‖ means a registered person, firm, company, institution, Association of persons, co -operative society or organization, who has Been granted liquefied petroleum gas connection or supply, either in Bulk or in cylinder, by a distributor or a Government oil company or a Parallel marketer; (c) ―Cylinder‖ means a metal container utilized for storing liquefied Petroleum gas conforming to the specifications laid down in Schedules II and III; (d) ―Delivery‖ means a person engaged by a distributor of a Government Oil Company or a parallel marketer to deliver liquefied Petroleum gas in cylinder to consumers; (e) ―Distributor‖ means a person, firm, association of Persons Company, Institution, organization or a co-operative society appointed by a Government Oil Company or parallel marketer and engaged in the Business of purchase, sale, of storage for sale of liquefied petroleum Gas in cylinders to consumers on the basis of an agreement with a Government Oil Company or a parallel marketer as the case may Be; 

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3 · Restriction on unauthorized possession supply and consumption of liquefied petroleum gas:-

4 · Restriction on storage and transport of liquefied petroleum gas :-

5 · Restriction on sale or distribution of l liquefied petroleum gas below or in excess of the standard weight,No Government Oil Company, distribution or parallel marketer shall supply, sell or distribute to a consumer liquefied petroleum gas in cylinders which contains less than or in excess of the weight of liquefied petroleum gas specified in the Schedules II and III or as indicated on the cylinder

6 · Prohibition on carrying unauthorized business of selling LPG;

7 · Possession, supply or sale of liquefied petroleum gas equipments:-

8 · Display of stock and price of liquefied petroleum gas :- Every distributor shall permanently display the stock and price of the liquefied petroleum gas at a conspicuous place of the business premises including the storage point, showing:-

9 · Procurement, storage and sale of liquefied petroleum gas by a distributor:-

10 · Maintenance of register, account books by a distributor:-

11 · Assessment and Certification Rating of parallel marketers:-

12 · Maintenance of record and furnishing of information by parallel marketeer:-

13 · Power of entry, search and seizure:-

14 · Overriding effect of the Order:The provisions of this Order shall have overriding effect not withstanding anything contained in any Order made by a State Government or a Union Territory Administration.

16 · Repeal and Saving:-

2 · Marketing Plans for Liquefied Petroleum Gas:

2 · 3 Infrastructure for Liquefied Petroleum Gas

2 · 4 Commercial arrangements and/or consortium for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (if own facilities are not planned):

3 · Storage and Distribution arrangement for Liquefied Petroleum Gas

4 · Arrangement planned to reach the product to

5 · Product Familiarity Training and Provision for Safety:

6 · Marketing Discipline and Guidelines proposed to be adopted:

7 · Organization in place/proposed for the parallel marketing of Liquefied Petroleum Gas:

8 · Financial Commitment: -