Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929

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Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act to consolidate, as respects Northern Ireland, the enactments relating to petroleum and petroleum-spirit.
Citation 20 Geo. 5. c. 13 (N.I.)
Territorial extent Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent 19 December 1929
Commencement 19 December 1929
Other legislation
AmendsPetroleum Acts 1871 to 1881
Amended bysee 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Text of statute as originally enacted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.

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Background

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

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’.

Provisions

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]

Later amendments

The 1929 Act is still in force (November 2020). It has been amended by the following legislation. [2]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. The Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act (Northern Ireland), 1937