The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on March 15, 2024, notified the Motor Spirit and High-Speed Diesel (Regulation of Supply, Distribution and Prevention of Malpractices) Amendment Order, 2024 to further amend the Motor Spirit and High-Speed Diesel (Regulation of Supply, Distribution and Prevention of Malpractices) Order, 2005.
The following has been stated-
•In the said Order, clause 6B shall be omitted.
•In the said Order, in clause 8, – (a) for sub-clause (1), the following sub-clause shall be substituted, namely:
(1) The authorised officer under clause 7 shall draw the sample from the tank, nozzle, vehicle or receptacle, as the case may be, as per sampling methodology specified under IS-1447, as amended from time to time, to check whether density and other parameters of the product conform to the applicable Bureau of Indian Standard specifications for motor spirit and high-speed diesel and in case samples are drawn from retail outlet, the relevant tank truck samples of last two receipts retained by the dealer as required under item (b) of sub-clause (3) of clause 3 shall also be collected for laboratory analysis.‘;
(b) in sub-clause (4), for the words, letters and figures ―requirements of Bureau of Indian Standard specifications No. IS 2796 and IS 1460 for motor spirit and high-speed diesel respectively the words ―requirements of applicable Bureau of Indian Standard specifications for motor spirit and high-speed diesel shall be substituted.
[Notification No. G.S.R. 208(E)]
