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Union of India - Section

Section 3 in Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Regulation of Supply, Distribution and Prevention of Malpractices) Order, 2005

3. Product supply and transportation.

(1)The product from the supply point shall be transported by the transporter in a container or tank-truck certified to be fit by the explosives authorities, transport authorities and oil company to carry the product with accurate calibration as certified by the weights and measures authorities and supported by delivery documents and deliver the same to the storage or dispensing point in the same condition as delivered to him by the originating supply point both in respect of quality and quantity.
(2)The transporter shall ensure that the product is transported only in containers or tank truck which is properly sealed and locked.
(3)The dealer or consumer shall inspect such container or tank-truck in which he receives the product to ensure,-
(a)that the container or tank truck, including the seal and lock is not in any manner tampered with;
(b)that the quantity and quality of the product is as per delivery documents issued by the oil company and the quality of the product conforms to the requirements of the Bureau of Indian Standard specifications number IS 2796 and IS 1460 for motor spirit and high speed diesel respectively. For this purpose, the oil company shall indicate density of the product at 15 degrees centigrade in the delivery documents and the dealer or consumer shall maintain a record of densities and keep samples of product duly signed jointly by him and the driver of tank truck and also take other measures as prescribed by the oil company. The variation in density at 15 degrees centigrade of the product in tank truck compared to the density mentioned in delivery documents should not be more than +/-0.0030;
(4)No person other than the dealer or oil company shall be engaged in the business of selling product;
(5)No person shall sell or agree to sell any petroleum product or its mixture other than motor spirit or high speed diesel or any other fuel authorized by the Central Government in any form, under any name, brand or nomenclature, which can be and is meant to be used as fuel in any type of automobile vehicles fitted with spark ignition engines or compression ignition engines;
(6)No dealer, transporter, consumer or any other person shall indulge in any manner in any one or more of the malpractices.
(7)The delivery or sale of motor spirit and high speed diesel shall be made by a dealer of oil company only from authorized retail pump outlet;