Section 1

This Act may be cited as the Petroleum (Safety Measures) Act 1984 and shall come into force on such date (hereinafter in this Act called “the appointed date”) as the Minister may by notification in the

Gazette appoint:

Provided that the Minister may by notification in the Gazette prescribe different dates (hereinafter called “the prescribed dates”) for different provisions or any part of any provision of this Act and for different areas or localities of the Federation, and for the purposes of any such provision, area or locality, any reference in any provision of

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this Act to the appointed date shall be construed as a reference to the prescribed date.