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    The document summarizes The Inflammable Substances Act, 1952 which declares certain substances like acetone, calcium phosphide, and ethyl alcohol to be dangerously inflammable. It aims to regulate the import, transport, storage, and production of such substances by applying the provisions of The Petroleum Act, 1934. The Central Government can notify additional inflammable substances to be regulated under this Act and make rules for testing such substances. Any actions taken regarding inflammable substances between 1937-1952 under the belief they were under The Petroleum Act are deemed valid under this Act.

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    The document summarizes The Inflammable Substances Act, 1952 which declares certain substances like acetone, calcium phosphide, and ethyl alcohol to be dangerously inflammable. It aims to regulate the import, transport, storage, and production of such substances by applying the provisions of The Petroleum Act, 1934. The Central Government can notify additional inflammable substances to be regulated under this Act and make rules for testing such substances. Any actions taken regarding inflammable substances between 1937-1952 under the belief they were under The Petroleum Act are deemed valid under this Act.

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    The document summarizes The Inflammable Substances Act, 1952 which declares certain substances like acetone, calcium phosphide, and ethyl alcohol to be dangerously inflammable. It aims to regulate the import, transport, storage, and production of such substances by applying the provisions of The Petroleum Act, 1934. The Central Government can notify additional inflammable substances to be regulated under this Act and make rules for testing such substances. Any actions taken regarding inflammable substances between 1937-1952 under the belief they were under The Petroleum Act are deemed valid under this Act.

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    ALL INDIA LEGAL FORUM

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    law-related topics for the ever-growing legal fraternity.
    Date - 31.07.2020
    Day - Day 31
    Legal Legislation

    THE INFLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES ACT, 1952

    INTRODUCTION
    The Inflammable Substances Act, 1952 ​is an Act that was enacted on 6th March 1952 by the
    Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Department of Promotion of Industry and
    Internal Trade and came into force immediately. ​It consists of 1 chapter further divided into 7
    sections.

    PURPOSE OF THE ACT


    The Inflammable Substances Act, 1952 is an Act ​to declare certain substances to be
    dangerously inflammable and to provide for the regulation of their import, transport, storage,
    and production by applying to ​The Petroleum Act, 1934​, and the rules thereunder, and for
    certain matters connected with such regulation.

    EXPLANATION OF SECTIONS
    Section 1 → Short title
    This section states that this Act shall be called ‘​The Inflammable Substances Act, 1952​’.
    Section 2 → Definitions
    This section defines the term dangerously inflammable substance and Petroleum Act.
    (a) The term ‘Dangerously Inflammable Substance’ refers to ​any liquid or other
    substance declared to be dangerously inflammable by this Act;
    (b) The term ‘Petroleum Act’ refers to ‘​The Petroleum Act, 1934​’.
    Section 3 → Declaration of certain substances to be dangerously inflammable
    The liquids and other substances mentioned, namely-
    (1) acetone,
    (2) calcium phosphide,
    (3) carbide of calcium,
    (4) cinematograph films having a nitro-cellulose base,
    (5) ethyl alcohol,
    (6) methyl alcohol,
    (7) wood naphtha, are hereby declared to be dangerously inflammable.
    Section 4 →Power to apply Petroleum Act to dangerously inflammable substances
    (1) The Central Government can by notification in Official Gazette apply either or all of
    the provisions of the Petroleum Act, with such modifications as it may specify, to any
    dangerously inflammable substance, and there the provisions so applied will have
    effect as if such substances had been included in the definition of “Petroleum” under
    the Act.
    (2) The Central Government has authority to rules providing specially for the testing of
    any dangerously inflammable substance to which any of the provisions of the
    Petroleum Act have been applied and such rules may accompany any of the
    provisions of Chapter II of that Act to adapt them to the special needs of such tests.
    Section 5 → Operation of certain notifications and rules
    Notifications or rules issued or purported to have been issued according to ​Section 30 of the
    Petroleum Act ​between the 1st day of April 1937 and the date of commencement of this Act
    shall be deemed to have been issued or made according to this Act and shall remain in force
    accordingly.
    Section 6 → Validation of certain acts and indemnity in respect thereof
    All acts of executive authority, proceedings, and sentences which have been done, taken or
    passed concerning, or on account of, any inflammable substance since the 1st day of April
    1937, and before the commencement of this Act by any officer of Government or by any
    person acting under his authority or otherwise in pursuance of an order of the Government in
    the belief or purported belief that the acts, proceedings or sentences were being done, taken
    or passed under the Petroleum Act shall be as valid and operative as if they had been done,
    taken or passed under the law; and no suit or other legal proceeding shall be maintained or
    continued against any person whatever on the ground that any such acts, proceedings or
    sentences were not done, taken or passed under the law.
    Section 7 → Repealed

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