The Indian Petroleum Act 1899, 8 of 1899 (Rep., Act 23 of 1937)

Section 15. Penalty for illegal importation, possession or transport of petroleum, or for refusal to comply with section 12

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

15. Penalty for illegal importation, possession or transport of petroleum, or for refusal to comply with section 12. 16. Penalty for contravention of section 7. 17. Confiscation of petroleum. 18. Jurisdiction. Test-apparatus. 19. Model test-apparatus. 20. Verification of test-apparatus. Miscellaneous. 21. Power to exempt petroleum from operation of Act. 22. Power to apply Act to other substances. 23. Power 1899.] Petroleum. 95 SECTIONS. 15. Whoever,— (a) in contravention of this Act or of any of the rules thereunder, imports, possesses or transports any petroleum; or (b) otherwise contravenes any such rules as aforesaid; or (c) breaks any condition contained in a license granted under this Act; or, (d) being a dealer in petroleum, refuses or neglects to show to any officer authorized 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 punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. Penalty for contravention of section 7.

Source: India Code