The Petroleum Act, 1886, 12 of 1886, (Rep., Act 8 of 1899)

Section 19. The criminal jurisdiction under this Act shall, in the towns of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay, be exer

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

19. The criminal jurisdiction under this Act shall, in the towns of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay, be exercised by a Presidency Magistrate, and elsewhere by a Magistrate of the first class, or (where specially empowered by the Local Government to try cases under this Act) a Magistrate of the second class. Test-apparatus. Model test-apparatus.

Source: India Code