Petroleum Products Act, 1977 (Act No. 120 of 1977)

Regulations

Regulations regarding Petroleum Products Manufacturing Licences

1. Definitions
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In these Regulations any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall have the meaning so assigned and unless the context indicates otherwise—

 

"biofuel"

means a biodegradable and renewable petroleum product or petroleum product component extracted from vegetable matter;

 

"certified copy"

means a photocopy of an original document that has been—

(a)attested as a true copy of the original and is marked with the words "original seen" or "true copy of original document"; and
(b)signed and stamped by a commissioner of oaths as contemplated in the Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Act, 1963 (Act No. 16 of 1963);

 

"competent authority or person"

means the relevant authority or person in terms of the applicable law;

 

"Controller"

means the Controller of Petroleum Products as contemplated in Section 3(1) of the Act;

 

"declaration"

means an affidavit, affirmation or solemn or attested declaration made before and signed in front of a commissioner of oaths contemplated in the Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Act, 1963 (Act No. 16 of 1963);

 

"manufacturing facility"

means any plant or equipment that is used to manufacture petroleum products;

 

"permit holder"

means any person who has the written permission contemplated in section 2A(4)(a) of the Act from an owner of a property to develop a manufacturing facility;

 

"the Act"

means the Petroleum Products Act, 1977 (Act No. 120 of 1977);

 

"the Amendment Acts"

means the Petroleum Products Amendment Act, 2003 (Act No. 58 of 2003), and the Petroleum Products Amendment Act, 2005 (Act No. 2 of 2005);

 

"training"

means learnerships contemplated in Section 16 of the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998) and "trained" has a corresponding meaning.