Law Amending the Petroleum Act, 1934

1. This Law shall be called the Law Amending the Petroleum Act, 1934.

2. Sub-section (a) of section 2 of the Petroleum Act ,1934 shall be substituted as follows : "(a) "petroleum" means any liquid hydrocarbon or mixture of hydrocarbons, and any inflammable mixture (liquid, viscous or solid) containing any liquid hydrocarbons including but not limited to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), and so forth ;"

3. Sub-section (b) of section 2 of the Petroleum Act, 1934 shall be substituted as follows : "(b) "dangerous petroleum" means petroleum having its flashing-point below seventy-six degrees fahrenheit and other hazardous petroleum such as benzene;"

4. Sub-section (d) of section 2 of the Petroleum Act, 1934 shall be substituted as follows : "(d) " to transport" petroleum means to move petroleum from one place to another in the Union of Myanmar, and includes moving from one place to another in the Union of Myanmar or across territory in the Union of Myanmar by land, water or pipelines, or any other means."

5. The expression "shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees" contained in sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Petroleum Act, 1934 shall be substituted by the expression "shall be punishable with fine which may extend from a minimum of five hundred thousand kyats to a maximum of five million kyats."

6. Sub-section (2) of section 23 of the Petroleum Act, 1934 shall be substituted as follows : "(2) If any person, having been convicted of an offence punishable under sub- section (1), is again guilty of any offence punishable under that sub- section, he shall be punishable for every such subsequent offence with fine which may extend from a minimum of one million kyats to a maximum of ten million kyats."

7. Sub-section (3) of section 28 of the Petroleum Act, 1934 shall be deleted. (Sd.) Than Shwe Senior General Chairman The State Peace and Development Council