Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Determination of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipeline Transportation Tariff) Regulations, 2010
G.S.R.987(E).-- In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 61 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 (19 of 2006), the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board hereby makes the following regulations, namely:--
1. Short title and commencement
(1) These regulations may be called the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Determination of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipeline Transportation Tariff) Regulations, 2010.
(2) These shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions
(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "Act" means the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006;
(b) "appointed day" means the date of October 1, 2007;
(c) "Board" means the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board established under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Act;
(d) "Petroleum and petroleum products pipeline" means any pipeline as defined in the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines) Regulations, 2010;
(e) "Petroleum and Petroleum products pipeline transportation tariff' means the unit rate of tariff for petroleum and petroleum products pipeline (excluding statutory taxes and levies) in rupees per metric on or in rupees per kilo litre per kilo meter for transport of petroleum and petroleum products including the impact of storage facilities essential for operating a petroleum and petroleum product pipeline system as common or contract carrier;
(f) "tap off point (TOP)" means a facility on the pipeline from where the petroleum products are diverted into a delivery terminal or into a spur line or another pipeline which may also be called the intermediate delivery station.
(2) Words and expressions used and not defined in these regulations, but defined in the Act or in the rules or regulations made thereunder, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act or in the rules or regulations, as the case may be.
3. Application
These regulations shall apply to an entity--
(1) authorized by the Central Government and accepted by the Board for laying, building, operating or expanding a petroleum and petroleum products pipeline before the appointed day under the relevant regulations for authorizing entities to lay, build, operate or expand petroleum and petroleum product...
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