THE CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS PETROLEUM REGULATION, 1957

A Regulation to apply the Petroleum Act, 1934, to the Chittagong Hill-tracts. WHEREAS it is expedient to apply the Petroleum Act, 1934, to the Chittagong Hill-tracts; AND WHEREAS by clause (3) of Article 103 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the ¹Government is empowered to make regulations for the peace and good Government of any area in which is for the time being and excluded area; NOW, THEREFORE, the ²Government in exercise of the said power and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, is pleased to make the following Regulation, namely:-

Section 1. Short title and commencement

(1) This Regulation may be called the Chittagong Hill-tracts Petroleum Regulation, 1957.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

Section 2. 2. Application of Act No. XXX of 1934 to the Chittagong Hill- tracts

The Petroleum Act, 1934, shall apply to the Chittagong Hill-tracts, subject to the amendments shown below:-

AMENDMENTS.

In section 1, sub-section (3) shall be omitted.

In section 2-

(I) for clause (d), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(d) “to transport” petroleum means to move petroleum from one place in ³Bangladesh to another in the Chittagong Hill-tracts and vice versa,

and includes moving petroleum from one place to another within the area of the Chittagong Hill tracts.”

“(e) “to import” petroleum means to bring it within the area of the Chittagong Hill-

tracts.”

Section 3. 3. Amendment of section 28 of Act No. XXX of 1934

In section 28, the words, figures and commas “unless section 8 of the Coroner’s Act, 1871, is applicable to the circumstances,” shall be omitted.