Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
4. The bath having been raised to the proper temperature, the oil to be tested is introduced into the petroleum cup, being poured in slowly until the level of the liquid just reaches the point of the gauge which is fixed in the cup. In warm weather the temperature
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temperature of the room in which the samples to be tested have been kept should be observed in the first instance, and, if it exceeds 65°, the samples to be tested should be cooled down (to about 60°) by immersing the bottle containing them in cold water, or by any other convenient method. The lid of the cup, with the slide closed, is then put on, and the cup is put into the bath or heating vessel. The thermometer in the lid of the cup has been adjusted so as to have its bulb just immersed in the liquid, and its position is not under any circumstances to be altered. When the cup has been placed in the proper position, the scale of the thermometer faces the operator.
4. No quantity of dangerous petroleum exceeding forty gallons shall be imported or transported, or kept by any one person or on the same premises, except under, and in accordance with the conditions of, a license from the Local Government granted as next hereinafter provided.
Every application for such a license shall be in writing, and shall declare—
(a) the quantity of such petroleum which it is desired to import, transport or possess, as the case may be;
(b) the purpose for which the applicant believes that such petroleum will be used; and
(c) that
Dangerous petroleum in quantities exceeding 40 gallons.
Application for license to import, transport or possess such petroleum.
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(c) that petroleum other than dangerous petroleum cannot be used for such purpose.
Power to grant license.
If the Local Government sees reason to believe that such petroleum will be used for such purpose, and that no petroleum other than dangerous petroleum can be used for such purpose, it may grant such license for the importation, transport or possession (as the case may be) of such petroleum, absolutely or subject to such conditions as it thinks fit.
Dangerous petroleum in quantities not exceeding 40 gallons.
Source: India Code