This document is a notification from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India, announcing proposed amendments to the Petroleum Rules, 2002. Specifically, it concerns draft rules further amending the existing regulations under the powers conferred by section 4 and subsections 2 and 3 of section 29 of the Petroleum Act, 1934 (30 of 1934).
The proposed amendment, detailed in rule 2, involves inserting the word "or Railways" after the words "or Airport" in subrule 6 of rule 144 of the Petroleum Rules, 2002.
The notification serves as a public notice, inviting objections and suggestions from any person likely to be affected by the proposed amendments. A period of forty-five days from the date of publication of the Gazette of India containing the draft rules is provided for submitting feedback.
Objections and suggestions should be addressed to the Joint Secretary (Marketing), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, New Delhi – 110 107, or sent via email to jsm.png@nic.in. The draft rules are to be called the Petroleum Amendment Rules, 2020. The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, subsection i vide number G.S.R. 204E, dated the 13th March, 2002 and last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 384E, dated the 29th May, 2019. The notification is identified as G.S.R. 775(E), dated 9th December, 2020.
Key Entities Referenced
Petroleum Rules, 2002: The principal rules being amended by the current notification.
Petroleum Act, 1934: The Act that confers powers to the Central Government to make rules regarding petroleum.
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas: The ministry responsible for the notification and amendment of the Petroleum Rules.
New Delhi: The location of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and where the notification was issued.
Petroleum Amendment Rules, 2020: The name of the rules being introduced to amend the Petroleum Rules, 2002.
Joint Secretary Marketing: The position to whom objections and suggestions regarding the draft rules should be addressed.
Dr. Navneet Mohan Kothari: The Joint Secretary who approved the notification.
Gazette of India: The official government publication in which the principal rules and amendments are published.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 643] नई दिल्ली, ियक्रवार, दिसम्ब र 18, 2020/अग्रहायण 27, 1942
No. 643] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2020/AGRAHAYANA 27, 1942
परे ोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गसै मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 9 दिसम् बर, 2020
सा.का.जन. 775 (अ).—पेरोजलयम अजधजनयम, 1934 (1934 का 30) की धारा 4 और धारा 29 की उपधारा
(2) और (3) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केन्द्र सरकार पेरोजलयम जनयमावली, 2002 म ें आग े संिोधन करन े
के जलए कजतपय जनयमों के जनम्नजलजखत मसौि े का प्रस्ट्ताव, उि अजधजनयम की धारा 29 की उपधारा (4) द्वारा यथापेजित
उससे प्रभाजवत होने वाले सभी व्यजियों को सूजचत करन े के जलए, एतद्द्वारा प्रकाजित करती ह ै और एतद्द्वारा नोटिस दिया
िाता ह ै दक उि मसौिा जनयमों को िाजमल करने वाले भारत के रािपत्र की प्रजतयााँ िनता को उपलब्ध करवाए िान े की
तारीख स े पैंतालीस दिनों की अवजध की समाजि पर या उसके बाि, उि मसौि े पर जवचार दकया िाएगा।
उपययुि अवजध के भीतर दकसी भी व्यजि स े प्राि होने वाली आपजत्तयों और सयझावों पर केंर सरकार द्वारा जवचार
दकया िाएगा।
आपजत्तयााँ और सयझाव, यदि कोई हो, को संययि सजचव (जवपणन), पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस मंत्रालय, नई
दिल्ली -110 107 को संबोजधत दकया िा सकता ह ैया इस ेjsm.png@nic.in ईमेल पर भिे ा िा सकता ह:ै ।
6188 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
मसौिा जनयम
1. इन जनयमों को पेरोजलयम (संिोधन) जनयम, 2020 कहा िाएगा।
2. पेरोजलयम जनयम, 2002 के जनयम 144 के उप-जनयम (6) म,ें िब्ि "या हवाई अड्डा" के बाि, िब्ि "या रेलवे" िोडा
िाएगा।
[एफ. स.ं पी -11045/61/2019-जवत.]
डॉ. नवनीत मोहन कोठारी, संययि सजचव
नोि: - भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खण् ड 3, उप-खण् ड (i) म ें सा.का.जन. 204(ई) दिनााँक 13 माच,ु 2002 के
माध्यम स े प्रमयख जनयमावली प्रकाजित की गई थी और अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 384(ई) दिनााँक 29 मई, 2019
द्वारा अंजतम बार संिोजधत दकया गया था।
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th December, 2020
G.S.R. 775(E).—The following draft of certain rules further to amend the Petroleum Rules, 2002 which the
Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 and sub-sections (2) and (3) of
section 29 of the Petroleum Act, 1934 (30 of 1934), is hereby published as required by sub-section (4) of section 29 of
the said Act for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft
shall be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of a period of forty-five days from the date on which the copies
of the Gazette of India containing the draft rules are made available to the public;
Objections and suggestions which may be received from any person within the period specified above will be
considered by the Central Government.
The objections and suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the Joint Secretary (Marketing), Ministry of
Petroleum and Natural Gas, New Delhi-110 107 or sent by email at: jsm.png@nic.in.
Draft rules
1. These rules may be called the Petroleum (Amendment) Rules, 2020.
2. In the Petroleum Rules, 2002, in rule 144, in sub-rule (6), after the words “or Airport”, the words “or
Railways” shall be inserted.
[F. No.P-11045/61/2019-Dist.]
Dr. NAVNEET MOHAN KOTHARI, Jt. Secy.
Note:- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide
number G.S.R. 204(E), dated the 13th March, 2002 and last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 384(E), dated
the 29th May, 2019.
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