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PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PRICING AMENDMENT BILL 2000

                       Western Australia


   Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment
                 Bill 2000

                         CONTENTS

1.     Short title                          1
2.     The Act amended                      1
3.     Section 3 amended                    2
4.     Section 6 amended                    3
5.     Section 7 amended                    3
6.     Section 12 amended                   3
7.     Section 19 amended                   4
8.     Part IIIA inserted                   4
9.     Section 25 amended                  12
10 .   Sections 27A and 27B inserted       12
11 .   Part V Division 2 inserted          13
12 .   Schedule 1 inserted                 16
13 .   Minor amendments                    23
14 .   Penalties amended                   23




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                           LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY



          Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment
                        Bill 2000


                                    A Bill for


     An Act to amend the Petroleum Products Pricing Act 1983.



     The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:


     1.      Short title
             This Act may be cited as the Petroleum Products Pricing
5            Amendment Act 2000.

     2.      The Act amended
             The amendments in this Act are to the Petroleum Products
             Pricing Act 1983*
             [* Act No. 1 of 1983.
10              For subsequent amendments see 1999 Index to Legislation of
                Western Australia, Table 1, pp. 188-9.]

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     3.         Section 3 amended
          (1)   Section 3(1) is amended as follows:
                    (a)    by inserting before the definition of "motor fuel" the
                           following definition --
5                          " "LPG" means liquefied petroleum gas; ";
                    (b)    in the definition of "motor fuel", by inserting after
                           "petrol" the following --
                           " , LPG, ";
                    (c)    by deleting the definition of "petroleum product" and
10                         inserting instead the following definitions --
                "
                          "petroleum" means --
                              (a) any naturally occurring hydrocarbon,
                                    whether in a gaseous, liquid or solid state;
15                            (b) any naturally occurring mixture of
                                    hydrocarbons, whether in a gaseous, liquid
                                    or solid state; or
                              (c) any naturally occurring mixture of one or
                                    more hydrocarbons, whether in a gaseous,
20                                  liquid or solid state, and one or more of the
                                    following, that is to say, hydrogen sulphide,
                                    nitrogen, helium, and carbon dioxide;
                          "petroleum product" means a product derived from
                              petroleum, but not petroleum itself, except that it
25                            does not include --
                              (a) a product listed in Schedule 1; or
                              (b) a product that is excluded from this
                                    definition by an order under subsection (4),
                              and it includes LPG (whether motor fuel or not,
30                            and whether or not the LPG is petroleum);
                                                                                    ".


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          (2)        After section 3(3), the following subsection is inserted --
                "
                     (4)   The Minister may, by an order published in the Gazette,
                           exclude a product derived from petroleum but not listed
5                          in Schedule 1 from the definition of "petroleum product"
                           in subsection (1), and may subsequently amend or revoke
                           the order by another order published in the Gazette.
                                                                                       ".
     4.              Section 6 amended
10                   Section 6(1) is amended as follows:
                       (a) by deleting "The object of this Act is" and inserting
                            instead --
                            " The objects of this Act are ";
                      (b) by deleting the full stop after paragraph (b) and inserting
15                          instead a comma;
                       (c) by inserting at the end of the subsection the following --
                     "
                           to provide for the transparency of pricing of petroleum
                           products, and to make additional provisions about
20                         motor fuel prices.
                                                                                       ".
     5.              Section 7 amended
                     Section 7(1)(b) is amended by deleting "the scheme of price
                     control established under".
25   6.              Section 12 amended
                     After section 12(2), the following subsection is inserted --
                "
                    (2a)   An order fixing a maximum price for the sale of motor
                           fuel may apply to a particular terminal, as defined in
30                         Part IIIA.
                                                                                       ".

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     7.       Section 19 amended
              Section 19(2)(b) is deleted and the following paragraph is
              inserted instead --
                    "
5                        (b)    either --
                                  (i) if the offence arose out of the defendant
                                       refusing or failing to supply motor fuel
                                       from a place that was a declared
                                       terminal, as defined in Part IIIA, the
10                                     person who demanded to be supplied
                                       was not a reseller or a prescribed person
                                       as referred to in section 22G; or
                                 (ii) if subparagraph (i) does not apply, the
                                       defendant was a wholesale trader in the
15                                     controlled petroleum products
                                       demanded, and the person who
                                       demanded to be supplied was not a
                                       manufacturer or a retail trader in them
                                       or in any goods made or partly made
20                                     from them;
                                                                                   ".

     8.       Part IIIA inserted
              After Part III, the following Part is inserted --
     "
25          Part IIIA -- Special provisions about motor fuel
                               Division 1 -- Before retail sale
            22A.        Definitions
              (1)       In this Division --
                        "declared terminal" means a terminal designated
30                          under subsection (2) as a declared terminal for the
                            purposes of this Division;

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             "displayed price" means the price displayed under
                 section 22B;
             "kind of motor fuel" refers to the type of motor fuel
                 and, if there are different grades of a particular
5                type of motor fuel, each grade is a different kind of
                 motor fuel;
             "offer" has, in addition to its ordinary meaning, the
                 meaning given by subsection (3);
             "supplier" means a person who supplies motor fuel to
10               a reseller;
             "terminal" means a place at which motor fuel any of
                 which a supplier intends to supply to resellers is
                 held.
       (2)   The Commissioner may, by an order published in the
15           Gazette, designate a terminal as a declared terminal for
             the purposes of this Division, and may subsequently
             amend or revoke the order by another order published
             in the Gazette.
       (3)   A supplier is to be considered as offering to make a
20           supply of motor fuel from a declared terminal at any
             time when a person demanding that supply in
             accordance with section 22G would be entitled under
             section 22G to purchase the motor fuel as demanded.

     22B.    Price at terminal to be displayed and Commissioner
25           to be notified of changes
       (1)   A supplier of motor fuel from a declared terminal is
             required to display at the place of sale, so as to be
             clearly legible to anyone to whom motor fuel of the
             kind concerned is to be supplied, the price that would
30           apply if it were to make a wholesale sale of motor fuel
             to a reseller who --
               (a) was not the subject of any agreement or
                     arrangement affecting price; and

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                     (b)    took delivery of the motor fuel at the terminal
                            from which it was supplied.
              (2)   Subsection (1) requires a price to be displayed for each
                    kind of motor fuel supplied or offered to be supplied
5                   from the terminal.
              (3)   Whenever a price that subsection (1) requires to be
                    displayed is changed, the supplier is required to notify
                    the Commissioner, in accordance with the regulations,
                    of the price change.
10                  Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the
                            case of a body corporate, $10 000.

            22C.    Previous month's average price to be displayed
              (1)   A supplier of motor fuel from a declared terminal is
                    required to display at the terminal, so as to be clearly
15                  legible to anyone to whom motor fuel is supplied at the
                    terminal, the weighted average price, calculated in
                    accordance with the regulations, for each kind of motor
                    fuel supplied from the terminal during the previous
                    month.
20            (2)   In subsection (1) --
                    "previous month" means, unless the regulations
                         provide otherwise, the most recent calendar month
                         that has been expired for at least 7 days;
                    "calendar month" means January, February, or any of
25                       the 10 other named months of the calendar year.
              (3)   The price that this section requires to be displayed is to
                    be displayed as near as practicable to the price
                    displayed under section 22B.
                    Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the
30                         case of a body corporate, $10 000.



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     22D.    Maximum price to be displayed
             If the price for the supply of a kind of motor fuel from
             a declared terminal is the subject of an order under
             section 12, the supplier is required to display at the
5            terminal, so as to be clearly legible to anyone to whom
             motor fuel of the kind concerned is to be supplied, the
             maximum price fixed by the order.
             Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the
                     case of a body corporate, $10 000.

10   22E.    Price to be compared to maximum price fixed
       (1)   If a supplier makes a supply of any kind of motor fuel
             from a declared terminal to a purchaser who --
               (a) is not the subject of any agreement or
                     arrangement affecting price; and
15             (b) takes delivery of the motor fuel at the terminal
                     from which it is supplied,
             (in this section called a "relevant supply") and the
             supply is the subject of an order under section 12, the
             supplier is required to show in the invoice for the
20           supply --
               (c) the displayed price; and
               (d) the maximum price fixed by the order.
       (2)   If the price for a relevant supply of a kind of motor fuel
             from a declared terminal is not the subject of an order
25           under section 12 but the price for a relevant supply of
             that kind of motor fuel from another declared terminal
             is the subject of an order under section 12, the supplier
             is required to show in the invoice for a relevant supply
             of any motor fuel of that kind --
30              (a) the displayed price;
               (b) the maximum price fixed by the order; and


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                      (c)   if the displayed price exceeds the maximum
                            price fixed by the order for the other terminal,
                            any details as to the difference between those
                            prices that the regulations require to be shown.
5             (3)   If the maximum price is fixed under section 12 for 2 or
                    more other terminals, the supplier may choose between
                    them for the purpose of complying with subsection (2)
                    unless the Commissioner directs the supplier in writing
                    as to which of them to use.
10            (4)   If a displayed price for any motor fuel is such that
                    subsection (2)(c) would require the supplier to give
                    details of the displayed price in the invoice for the
                    supply of any of the motor fuel, the supplier is required
                    to give the Commissioner, in accordance with the
15                  regulations, the same details.
                    Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the
                            case of a body corporate, $10 000.

            22F.    Information that supplier is to provide
              (1)   If a supplier of motor fuel from a declared terminal
20                  supplies or offers to supply any of that motor fuel for a
                    price any component of which is for --
                      (a) delivery of the fuel;
                      (b) use of a brand;
                      (c) a credit facility; or
25                    (d) anything else connected with the sale of the
                             motor fuel,
                    the supplier is required to provide, in writing, details of
                    the amount of each of those components, and what it is
                    for, to a person reasonably requesting that information.
30            (2)   The supplier is required to include those details in the
                    invoice for any sale for a price that includes any of
                    those components.

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       (3)   A supplier is required to provide, in writing, to anyone
             reasonably requesting it, any other information that this
             Division --
               (a) requires the supplier to display at the place of
5                   sale; or
               (b) would require the supplier to disclose in the
                    invoice of a sale.
             Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the
                    case of a body corporate, $10 000.

10   22G.    Obligation to supply from declared terminal
       (1)   A reseller or a prescribed person who --
                (a) demands that the supplier of motor fuel from a
                      declared terminal sell to the person making the
                      demand a quantity of any of that motor fuel;
15                    and
               (b) tenders payment of the price at which the motor
                      fuel is for the time being for sale,
             is entitled to purchase motor fuel from the terminal, as
             demanded, unless the supplier gives the person making
20           the demand, in writing, good reason for refusing to
             comply with the demand.
       (2)   If a supplier refuses to sell a person motor fuel under
             subsection (1), the person (in this section called "the
             aggrieved person") may apply to the Commissioner
25           for a decision as to whether the supplier properly
             refused under subsection (1).
       (3)   If the Commissioner, after giving the supplier and the
             aggrieved person an opportunity to be heard on the
             question, decides that the supplier did not properly
30           refuse and the aggrieved person was entitled to
             purchase motor fuel as demanded, the Commissioner
             may order the supplier to pay the aggrieved person an


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                     amount of compensation determined by the
                     Commissioner, which may include an amount for costs
                     involved in making the application.
               (4)   A copy of a decision of the Commissioner, certified by
5                    the Commissioner to be a true copy, may be lodged
                     with the clerk of a Local Court in accordance with the
                     rules of court (which may include provision for the
                     payment of a lodging fee) upon which --
                       (a) the clerk is to register the decision; and
10                     (b) the payment of any money ordered by that
                             decision to be paid may be enforced as if it
                             were required by an order of the Local Court.

                               Division 2 -- Retail sale
            22H.     Definitions
15                   In this Division --
                     "kind of motor fuel" refers to the type of motor fuel
                         and, if there are different grades of a particular
                         type of motor fuel, each grade is a different kind of
                         motor fuel;
20                   "standard retail price" means the price at which the
                         motor fuel concerned is offered for retail sale to a
                         customer who is not the subject of any agreement
                         or arrangement affecting price.
            22I.     Regulations to require retailers to display prices
25             (1)   The regulations may require a person who offers motor
                     fuel for retail sale to display at the place of sale, so as
                     to be clearly legible to passing motorists, the standard
                     retail price at which each kind of motor fuel is
                     currently offered for sale at the place.
30             (2)   If a kind of motor fuel is not available for retail sale at
                     a particular place except in accordance with an existing

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             agreement or arrangement between the customer and
             the retailer, subsection (1) does not apply to the sale of
             that kind of motor fuel at that place.
       (3)   The regulations may include provision as to the
5            displaying of the price and the information to be
             displayed.
     22J.    Retailer to notify change of price
       (1)   A person who offers motor fuel for retail sale on a
             particular day at a particular place commits an offence
10           under this section if the standard retail price at which
             any motor fuel is offered for sale at that place differs
             from the standard retail price at which motor fuel of
             that kind was last offered for sale before that day,
             except if --
15             (a) the person has notified the Commissioner of the
                     price under subsection (2); and
               (b) it is the most recent price for that kind of fuel of
                     which the person has notified the
                     Commissioner.
20           Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the
                     case of a body corporate, $10 000.
       (2)   A person intending to offer motor fuel for retail sale at
             a particular place may, before the day on which it is to
             be offered for sale, notify the Commissioner of the
25           standard retail price at which the person intends to
             offer it for sale.
       (3)   The regulations may provide for the time within which,
             and the manner and form in which, notification may be
             given under subsection (2).
30     (4)   In subsections (1) and (2) --
             "day" means a period of 24 hours commencing
                  immediately after midnight.

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               (5)     Subsection (1) does not apply to a place that is
                       specified in the regulations to be a place to which that
                       subsection does not apply.
                                                                                   ".

5    9.        Section 25 amended
               Section 25(2) is amended by deleting "paragraph (a) or (c) of
               subsection (1)" and inserting instead the following --
               "     subsection (1)(a)   ".

     10.       Sections 27A and 27B inserted
10             After section 27 the following sections are inserted --
     "
            27A.       Further powers of Commissioner to obtain
                       information
               (1)     This section applies if the Commissioner requires
15                     information for any of the objects or purposes of this
                       Act other than for the purposes of an inquiry or
                       investigation under this Act.
               (2)     The Commissioner may by notice in writing require
                       any person engaged in the sale or supply of a
20                     petroleum product to furnish, within a specified time
                       and in a specified manner and form, a return setting
                       forth to the best of the knowledge and ability of that
                       person such particulars as to price or otherwise relating
                       to the petroleum product as are specified in that notice.
25             (3)     The notice may require a return that it requires to be
                       furnished to be verified by statutory declaration.
               (4)     A return furnished by a person under this section is not
                       admissible in evidence in any proceedings against the
                       person other than proceedings in respect of an offence
30                     against this Act.


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                 (5)    A person who is required by notice given under this
                        section to furnish a return is not to --
                          (a) fail or refuse to comply with any of the
                                requirements of that notice; or
5                         (b) wilfully furnish any information that is false or
                                misleading in a material particular.
                        Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the
                               case of a body corporate, $10 000.
                 (6)    Nothing in this section limits the power to make
10                      regulations requiring persons to provide information.

             27B.       Publication by Commissioner of information
                        If the Commissioner considers that it will assist in
                        achieving the objects and purposes of this Act, the
                        Commissioner may publish, as the Commissioner
15                      considers appropriate, any information obtained under,
                        or in the course of the administration of, this Act.
                                                                                    ".

     11.         Part V Division 2 inserted
           (1)   After the heading to Part V, the following Division heading is
20               inserted --
                 "     Division 1 -- General provisions ".
           (2)   At the end of Part V, the following Division is inserted --
     "
                           Division 2 -- Infringement notices
25           31A.       Infringement notices
                        In this Division --
                        "authorised person" in section 31B, 31C, 31D or 31E
                             means a person appointed under section 31H by
                             the Commissioner to be an authorised person for

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                         the purposes of the section in which the term is
                         used;
                     "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations.

             31B.    Giving of notice
5              (1)   An authorised person who has reason to believe that a
                     person has committed a prescribed offence under this
                     Act may, within 21 days after the alleged offence is
                     believed to have been committed, give an infringement
                     notice to the alleged offender.
10             (2)   An offence under section 15, 16, 19, or 20 cannot be
                     prescribed under this section.

             31C.    Content of notice
               (1)   An infringement notice is to be in the prescribed form
                     and is to --
15                     (a) contain a description of the alleged offence;
                       (b) advise that if the alleged offender does not wish
                             to have a complaint of the alleged offence
                             heard and determined by a court, the amount of
                             money specified in the notice as being the
20                           modified penalty for the offence may be paid to
                             an authorised person within a period of 28 days
                             after the giving of the notice; and
                       (c) inform the alleged offender as to who are
                             authorised persons for the purposes of receiving
25                           payment of modified penalties.
               (2)   In an infringement notice the amount specified as being
                     the modified penalty for the offence referred to in the
                     notice is to be the amount that was the prescribed
                     modified penalty at the time the alleged offence is
30                   believed to have been committed.



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       (3)   The modified penalty that may be prescribed for an
             offence is not to exceed 20% of the maximum penalty
             that could be imposed for that offence by a court.

     31D.    Extension of time
5            An authorised person may, in a particular case, extend
             the period of 28 days within which the modified
             penalty may be paid and the extension may be allowed
             whether or not the period of 28 days has elapsed.

     31E.    Withdrawal of notice
10     (1)   An authorised person may, whether or not the modified
             penalty has been paid, withdraw an infringement notice
             by sending to the alleged offender a notice in the
             prescribed form stating that the infringement notice has
             been withdrawn.
15     (2)   If an infringement notice is withdrawn after the
             modified penalty has been paid, the amount is to be
             refunded.

     31F.    Benefit of paying modified penalty
       (1)   Subsection (2) applies if the modified penalty specified
20           in an infringement notice has been paid within 28 days
             or such further time as is allowed and the notice has not
             been withdrawn.
       (2)   If this subsection applies it prevents the bringing of
             proceedings and the imposition of penalties to the same
25           extent that they would be prevented if the alleged
             offender had been convicted by a court of, and
             punished for, the alleged offence.
       (3)   Payment of a modified penalty is not to be regarded as
             an admission for the purposes of any proceedings,
30           whether civil or criminal.


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             31G.     Application of penalties collected
                      An amount paid as a modified penalty is, subject to
                      section 31E(2), to be dealt with as if it were a penalty
                      imposed by a court as a penalty for an offence.
5            31H.     Appointment of authorised persons
                (1)   The Commissioner may, in writing, appoint officers or
                      classes of officers to be authorised persons for the
                      purposes of section 31B, 31C, 31D or 31E or for the
                      purposes of 2 or more of those sections, but a person
10                    who is authorised to give infringement notices under
                      section 31B is not eligible to be an authorised person
                      for the purposes of any of the other sections.
                (2)   The Commissioner is to issue to each person who is
                      authorised to give infringement notices under this
15                    Division a certificate of that person's authorisation, and
                      the authorised person is to produce the certificate
                      whenever required to do so by a person to whom an
                      infringement notice has been or is about to be given.
                (3)   In this section --
20                    "officer" means an officer referred to in section 5(2)(a)
                           or (b).
                                                                                   ".
     12.        Schedule 1 inserted
                At the end of the Act the following Schedule is inserted --
25   "
             Schedule 1 -- Certain exclusions from definition of
                          "petroleum product"
                                                                           [s. 3(1)]
             Chemical fertilisers
30           Ammonia aqua, fertiliser grade
             Ammonium nitrate
             Ammonium nitrate, liquid

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     Ammonium phosphate fertiliser
     Ammonium sulphate
     Anhydrous ammonia fertiliser
     Chemical fertilisers
5    Chemical fertilisers, mixed
     Fertilisers, leaf or foliage type
     Nitrate of soda fertiliser
     Phosphate, ground
     Potash fertilisers
10   Prilled ammonium nitrate
     Sodium nitrate fertiliser
     Superphosphate
     Urea, fertiliser grade
     Industrial gases
15   Acetylene gas
     Argon
     Carbon dioxide gas
     Carbon monoxide
     Dry ice
20   Helium
     Hydrogen
     Neon
     Nitrogen
     Nitrous oxide
25   Oxygen
     Synthetic resins and rubber
     Acrylic resins
     Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
     Alkyd resins
30   Allyl plastics
     Aminoaldehyde resins
     Carbon black
     Casein, hardened
     Cellulose acetate
35   Cellulose nitrate
     Cellulosic resins
     Coal tar resins
     Cresol formaldehyde

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             Epoxy resins
             Ethyl cellulose
             Fluorocarbon resins
             Gelatin, chemically hardened
5            Melamine formaldehyde resins
             Methylstyrene
             Phenol formaldehyde
             Phenol resins
             Plastics raw materials
10           Polyamide resins
             Polyester resins
             Polyethylene resins
             Polymethacrylate
             Polypropylene resins
15           Polystyrene
             Polyurethane resins
             Polyvinyl acetate
             Polyvinyl chloride compounds
             Polyvinyl chloride resins (polymer)
20           Protein, hardened
             Resin esters
             Styrene butadiene resins
             Styrene butylene resins
             Styrene resins
25           Synthetic resins
             Synthetic rubber
             Urea formaldehyde resins
             Urea resins
             Urethane resins
30           Vinyl chloride copolymers
             Vinyl resins
             Vulcanised fibre
             Organic industrial chemicals
             Acetaldehyde
35           Acetic acid
             Acetic anhydride
             Acetin
             Acetone
             Acetone redistilling or re-refining

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     Acetylsalicylic acid
     Acids, organic
     Alcohol, absolute
     Alcohol, industrial
5    Amyl acetate
     Amyl alcohol
     Aniline dyes
     Aniline oil
     Ascorbic acid
10   Azo dyes
     B.H.C.
     Butadiene
     Butyl acetate
     Butyl alcohol
15   Carbolic acid
     Carbon bisulphide
     Carbon disulphide
     Carbon tetrachloride
     Chemical colours, organic
20   Chloroform
     Citric acid
     Cresylic acid
     Cuprene, organic
     Cyclic plasticisers
25   D.D.T.
     Dibutyl phthalate
     Di-iso-oxtyl phthalate
     Dye intermediates
     Dyes
30   Dyestuffs
     Ethyl acetate
     Ethyl alcohol
     Ethyl formate
     Ethylene
35   Ethylene oxide
     Fatty acids
     Fluorocarbons
     Formaldehyde
     Industrial chemicals, organic
40   Lactic acids

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             Lake colours
             Methanol
             Methyl alcohol
             Methyl methacrylate
5            Methylated spirits
             Naphtha, crude
             Natural resins
             Nitrobenzene
             Nitrocellulose
10           Nitromethane
             Nitroparaffins
             Oil treating compounds
             Oleic acid
             Oxalic acid
15           Phenol
             Phthalic anhydride esters
             Pigments, organic
             Plasticisers
             Polymeric plasticisers
20           Power alcohol
             Rennin
             Rosin
             Spirits, non-potable
             Stearine pitch
25           Stearate or stearic acid
             Tannic acid
             Tanning compounds, organic
             Tannins
             Tartaric acid
30           T.D.E.
             Thinners, paint, redistilling or re-refining
             Toluol
             Trichloroethylene
             Tricresyl phosphate
35           Turpentine
             Turpentine, mineral
             Urea
             Vinyl acetate monomer
             White spirit, non-potable


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     Wood alcohol
     Xylol
     Inorganic industrial chemicals
     Acids, inorganic
5    Alkalis
     Aluminium sulphate
     Ammonia
     Ammonium persulphate
     Barium sulphate, precipitated
10   Bone char
     Boracic acid
     Borax
     Boric acid
     Cadmium pigments
15   Calcium arsenate
     Calcium carbide
     Calcium chloride
     Carbide
     Charcoal
20   Chemical colours, inorganic
     Chloride of lime
     Chlorine
     Chrome oxide
     Chromium green oxide
25   Copper sulphate
     Cuprene, inorganic
     Degreasing compounds
     Glaubers salt
     Graphite, artificial
30   Hydrochloric acid
     Hydrofluoric acid
     Hydrogen peroxide
     Hydrogen sulphide
     Industrial chemicals, inorganic
35   Lampblack
     Lead arsenate
     Lead chromate
     Litharge
     Lithopone

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             Muriatic acid
             Nitre cake
             Nitric acid
             Phosphoric acid
5            Phosphorus
             Pigments, inorganic
             Potassium carbonate
             Potassium hydroxide
             Prussian blue
10           Red lead
             Salt cake
             Salt refining
             Silicates
             Soda ash
15           Sodium alginate
             Sodium aluminate
             Sodium antimonate
             Sodium benzoate
             Sodium bicarbonate
20           Sodium bisulphate
             Sodium borate
             Sodium carbonate
             Sodium cyanide
             Sodium hydroxide
25           Sodium metasilicate
             Sodium
             Sodium peroxide
             Sodium silicate
             Sodium sulphate
30           Sodium sulphide
             Sulphur compounds
             Sulphur dioxide
             Sulphuric acid
             Tanning compounds, inorganic
35           Titanium dioxide
             Titanium pigments
             Ultramarine
             Vitreous enamel frits
             Water treating compounds
40           Waterproofing compounds

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                 White lead
                 Zinc chloride
                 Zinc oxide
                 Other products
5                Crude oil
                 Liquefied natural gas
                 Natural gas
                 Natural sales gas
                 Natural gas condensate
10               Ethane
                                                                                      ".
     13.            Minor amendments
                    In each place listed in the Table to this section "object" is
                    deleted and the following is inserted instead --
15                  " objects ".
                                              Table
                                 s. 4(3)(b)
                                 s. 19(2)(c)(iii)
                                 s. 20(2)(b)(iii)

     14.            Penalties amended
           (1)      The penalties specified under the provisions identified in the
                    Table to this subsection are amended --
20                   (a) by deleting "$2 000" and inserting instead --
                            " $4 000 "; and
                     (b) by deleting "$5 000" and inserting instead --
                            " $10 000 ".
                                             Table
                                 s. 11(1)                   s. 18(3)
                                 s. 14(1)                   s. 19(1)
                                 s. 14(2)                   s. 20(1)
                                 s. 15                      s. 21
                                 s. 16(1)                   s. 27(5)
                                 s. 17


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        (2)    The penalties specified under the provisions identified in
               column 1 of the Table to this subsection are amended by
               deleting the amounts shown in column 2 and inserting instead
               the amounts shown in column 3.
5                                     Table
                      column 1           column 2               column 3
                      provision        amount deleted        amount inserted
                   s. 25(1)                $2 000               $4 000
                   s. 26                   $2 000               $4 000
                   s. 33(1)                $5 000              $10 000
        (3)    Section 34(a) is amended as follows:
                (a) in subparagraph (i), by deleting "$500" and inserting
                      instead --
                      " $1 000 ";
10              (b) in subparagraph (ii), by deleting "$1 000" and inserting
                      instead --
                      " $2 000 ".




 


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