Section 0

An Act to further amend the Petroleum Act, 1886. I ITHEREAS it is expedient to furtber amend tbo Petroleum Act, 1886 ; It is hereby enacted as ,t follows : - 1. ( I ) This Act may be called the Petroleum Act, 1898; and Short title andoommencement. (2) It shall come into force at once. 2. I n section 3 of the Petroleum Act, 1886, for XIT v new of defiu* of defiu* defiu* clause (1) the following shall be substituted, Sobatitution 2. ition new of defiu* of defiu* defiu* clause "petroleum " llat~ely :- in &tiou 3, Act XII, 1886. (1) petroleum " includes also- `(a)` the liquids commonly known by the names of rock oil, Rangoon oil, Burma oil, kerosine, paraffin oil, mineral oil, petrolino, gasoline, benzol, benzoline and benzine ; `(5)` any inflammable liquid which is made from petroleum, coal, schist, shale, peat or any other bituminous 'substance, or from auy product of petroleum ; and (c) any liquid or viscous mixture having in its composition any of the liquids aforesaid : but it does not include any oil ordinarily used for lubricating purposes and having its flashing-point at or above two h~<zdred degrees of Fahrenheit's thermometei*. '