Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to consolidate, as respects Northern Ireland, the enactments relating to petroleum and petroleum-spirit. |
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Citation | 20 Geo. 5. c. 13 (N.I.) |
Territorial extent | Northern Ireland |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 19 December 1929 |
Commencement | 19 December 1929 |
Other legislation | |
Amends | Petroleum Acts 1871 to 1881 |
Amended by | see text |
Status: Amended | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
The Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 (20 Geo. 5. c. 13 (N.I.)) is an act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland which consolidates enactments relating to petroleum and petroleum products that already applied to other parts of the United Kingdom.
The Petroleum Act 1871 was still the principal Act controlling the licensing, storage and use of petroleum and petroleum products in the late 1920s. It was recognised that considerable changes had taken place since 1871 in the use of petroleum, for example, the development of the motor car and the increased use of petrol by the public. [1]
The Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 (1928 c. 32) [1] had updated and consolidated the existing petroleum legislation in England, Wales and Scotland but the Act did not extend to Northern Ireland. The Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 mirrored the provisions of the 1928 Act and brought petroleum legislation up-to-date in Northern Ireland and made it consistent with the legislation in other parts of the UK. [2]
Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 (1929 Chapter 13) [2] received royal assent on 19 December 1929. Its long title is: ‘An Act to consolidate, as respects Northern Ireland, the enactments relating to petroleum and petroleum-spirit’.
The Act comprises 25 Sections under 9 headings and 3 Schedules [2]
Licences for Keeping Petroleum-spirit
Labelling of Vessels containing Petroleum-spirit
Transport of Petroleum-spirit
Special Provisions as to Keeping, Use and Supply of Petroleum-spirit for Motor Vehicles
Regulations as to Special Classes of Petroleum-spirit
Accidents in Connection with Petroleum-spirit
Powers of Inspection, etc.
Power to Apply Act to Other Substances
Supplementary
Schedules
The Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act (Northern Ireland), 1937, shall be construed as one with the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland), 1929, and these Acts may be cited together as the Petroleum (Regulation) Acts (Northern Ireland), 1929 and 1937. [3]
The 1929 Act is still in force (November 2020). It has been amended by the following legislation. [2]
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