Section Text
1 ) Whoever-
(a) in contravention of any of the provisions of Chapter I or of any of the rules made thereunder, imports, transports, stores, produces refines or blends any petroleum, or (b) contravenes any rule made under (section 4) or (section 5) , or3 (a) [a] Substituted for the original clause by the Petroleum (Amendment) Act, 1941 (3 of 1941), S. 2 (17-3-1941). [(c) being the holder of a licence issued under (section 4) or a person for the time being placed by the holder of such licence in control or in charge of any place where petroleum is being imported or stored, or is under transport, contravenes any condition of such licence or suffers any condition of such licence to be contravened, or]
(d) being for the time being in control or in charge of any place where petroleum is being imported, stored, produced, refined or blended or is under transport, refuses or neglects to show to any officer authorized under S. 13 any receptacle, plant or appliance used in such place in connection with petroleum, or in any way obstructs or fails to render reasonable assistance to such officer during an inspection, or (e) being for the time being in control or in charge of any place where petroleum is being imported, transported, stored, produced, refined or blended, refuses or neglects to show to any officer authorised under S. 14 any petroleum in such place, or to give him such assistance as he may require for the inspection of such petroleum, or refuses to allow him to take samples of the petroleum, or (f) being required, under (section 27) , to give information of an accident, fails to give such information as so required by that section, shall be punishable 3 (b) [b] Substituted for the words "with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees" and "with. fine which may extend to two thousand rupees", respectively by the Petroleum (Amendment) Act, 1970 (24 of. 1970), S. 14 (29-5- 1970). [with simple imprisonment which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.]
(2) If any person, having been convicted of an offence punishable under sub-section (1), is again guilty of any offence punishable under that sub-section, he shall be punishable for every such subsequent offence 3 (b) [b] Substituted for the words "with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees" and "with. fine which may extend to two thousand rupees", respectively by the Petroleum (Amendment) Act, 1970 (24 of. 1970), S. 14 (29-5- 1970). [with simple imprisonment which may extend to three months or with fine which may, extend to five thousand rupees or with both.]