Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
17. Any dealer in petroleum who refuses or neglects to show to any officer authorised under section 12 any place or any of the vessels in which petroleum in his possession is stored or contained, or to give him such assistance as he may require for examining the same, or to give him samples of the petroleum on payment of the value of the samples, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.
7. Dangerous petroleum—
(a) which is kept at any place after seven days from the date on which it is imported, or
(b) which is transported, or
(c) which is sold or exposed for sale,
shall be contained in vessels having attached thereto a label in conspicuous characters stating the description of the petroleum, with the addition of the words "highly inflammable" and with the addition—
(d) in the case of a vessel kept, of the name and address of the consignee or owner;
(e) in
1886.] Petroleum. 141
(Petroleum generally.—Section 8.)
(e) in the case of a vessel transported, of the name and address of the sender; and
(f) in the case of a vessel sold or exposed for sale, of the name and address of the vendor.
Petroleum generally.
Source: India Code