Malaysia legislation

Section 20

of *PETROLEUM (SAFETY MEASURES) ACT 1984

Section 20

(a)

is kept at any place;

(b)

is sent or conveyed between any two places in Malaysia; or

(c)

is sold or exposed or offered for sale, there shall be attached to, or, where that is impracticable, displayed near the container or receptacle containing the petroleum, a label showing such information or description as may be prescribed by regulations including the following:

(i)

in the case of petroleum kept, the name and address of the consignee or owner;

(ii)

in the case of petroleum sent or conveyed, the name and address of sender; and

(iii)

in the case of petroleum sold or exposed or offered for sale, the name and address of the vendor.

(2)

Any person who keeps, sends, conveys, sells or exposes or offers for sale any petroleum in contravention of this section or any regulation made thereunder shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit, and

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petroleum in respect of which the offence was committed and any vessel in which it is contained may be seized and shall be liable to forfeiture or dealt with in any manner as the court thinks fit.

Power of Minister to make regulations in special circumstances

Section 20 — AKTA PETROLEUM (LANGKAH-LANGKAH KESELAMATAN) 1984