 corrigenda to the petroleum (al'1endment) bill, 1977 l-lq  e/as introduced in ipk babha 71 page 1, line 3,-t:qt "1976" ~ "1977" 2 page 1, line s 1 3 and 14,-!ru: "procedural" ~ "procedure" 3 page 2, line 12,-for "prejedice" ~ "prejudice" 4 page 4, line 13,-for "petroh:m" ~ ''petr'11eum'' asadha 25, 1 99 (saka) bill no 70 of 1977 -the petroleum (amendment) bill, 1977  a bill further to amend the petroleum act, 1934be it enacted by parliament in the twenty-eighth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the petroleum (amendment) act, 1976 | short    | title    ||----------|-----------|| amend-   |           || ment     | of        || aection  |           || 26      |           |30 of 1934 2 in section 26 of the petroleum act, 1934 (hereinafter referred to as 5 the principal act), in sub-section (2), for thel words and ftgures "code of criminal procedure, 1898", the words and ftgures "code cd: criminal procedure, 1973" shall be substituted 3 in section 2,7 of the principal act, for the words "chief inspector of explosives in india", the words "chief controller 01 explosives" shall amendment of section 27 10 be substituted 4 in section 28 of the principal act,-amend_ ment of section 28 (i) in sub-section (1), for the words and figures "code of criminal procedure, 1898", the words and ftgures "code elf criminal procedural, 1973" shall be substituted: 15 (ii) in sub-section (4), for the words "chief inspector of explosives" in india", the words "chief controller of explosives" shall be substituted i' in aeetiod 29 qt the principal act, after sub-section (3), the following sub-sectiod shall be inierted, namely:-amendment of section 29 " (4) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessjons, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule, or both h~ses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified 10 form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall -be without prejedice to the' validity of anything previously done under that rule"  statement of objects and reasonsthe committee on subordina ~e legislation (fifth lok sabha) in their fourteenth report desired th~t the government should undertake 8 review of all act to find out which of them do not contain a provision for laying of rules framed thereunder before parliament and should incorporate such a provision in those acts as the petroleum act 1934, does not contain such a provision, the bill seeks to include such 8· provision in that act 2 the opportudityis availed of to change the j"eferences to the chief inspector of explosives in india and the code of criminal procedure, 1898, into references to the chief controller of explosives and the code of criminal procedure, 1973, respectively new delhi; george fernandes the 13th julj/, 11m - h (1) (30 of 1934) - - - - - 5 of 1898 power of entry and search notice of iiiccidents with petroleum (z) the provisions of the code of criminal procedure, 1898, relating to searches shall, 80 far as they are applicable, apply totearches by oftlcers authorized under this seetion - - - - - n wherever there occurs in or about, or in connec,tion with, any place in which petroleum is refined, blended or kept or any c~rriage or vessel either conveying petroileum or on or from which petroleum is being loaded or unloaded, any accident ,by explosion or by fire as a result of the ignition of petrolum or petroleum vapour attended with loss of human life or serious injury to person or property, or otf a description usually attended with such loss or injury, the occupier of the place or the person for the time being in charge of the petl'qleum or the person in charge of the carriage or the master of the vessel, as the case may be, shall, within such time and in such 11l8llileir as may be prescribed, give notice thereof and of the attendant lolls of human life, or injury to person or property, if any, to the nearest magistrate or to the officer in charge of the nearest police station and to the chief inspector of explosives in india inquiries into serious ac::idents with petroleum 28 (1) the inquiry mentioned in section 176 of the code of criminal procedure, 1898, shall unless section 8 of the coroners act, 1871 is appli-5 of 1898 cable to the circumstances be held in all cases where any person has been 4 of 1871 killed by an acciden't which the magistrate has reason to believe was the result of the ignition of peroleum or petroleum vapour - - - - - (4) the result of all inquiries held on pursuance of this section and of any inquiry held by a coroner in a case to which sub-section (1) refers shan be submitted as soon as may be ~to the central government, the chief inspector of explosives in india and the state government - - - - - , j  & bill further to amend the petroleum act, 1934 (shri george fena4nde, minister t>f industry) 