Petroleum Rules – Section 4 (Gazettes 14 March 1902, 3 June 1909, 12 June 1909 and S.I. 48/1952)
Gazette 14 March 1902 .. in force 14 March 1902
Amended by Gazette 3 June 1909, 12 June 1909 and S.I. 48/1952
Commencement [14 March 1902]
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1. Petroleum shall not be landed from any vessel except between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., unless by the special permission of the Director of Finance and Planning.
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2. Immediately on the landing of any petroleum it shall be stored in such warehouse and in such part of the warehouse as is pointed out by the officer in charge.
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3. All expense attending such storage shall be paid by the importer.
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4. The importer shall pay into the Treasury for the storage at the rate of one cent per gallon for each month or part thereof.
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5. Petroleum intended for retail shall be kept in properly closed iron or copper vessels to which brass cocks shall be affixed.
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6. The officer in charge of the petroleum warehouse shall not deliver petroleum from such warehouse except on a requisition signed by the importer and approved by the Director of Finance and Planning.
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7. All petroleum to be tested shall be kept in the petroleum warehouse and in the package in which it is imported.
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8. The import duty on any petroleum not being volatile shall be paid into the Treasury before such petroleum is stored in the warehouse.
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9. All risk attending the testing of any petroleum shall be borne by the importers.
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10. The galvanised iron building erected on the Castries River Guide Bank is hereby appointed to be the petroleum warehouse.