CHAPTER
276
FUEL OIL |
ARRANGEMENT OF
SECTIONS |
SECTION |
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Licence required to establish station. |
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Power of Minister to grant licences. |
Contracts contrary to provisions of Act
unenforceable. |
Penalty and persons liable to same. |
Right of access to station and inspection of
books. |
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CHAPTER 276 |
FUEL OIL |
An Act to
prevent preferential treatment of the ships of any nationality by companies,
firms or persons engaged in the supply of fuel in The Bahamas. | 5 of 1926
S.I. 25/1969
E.L.A.O., 1974
5 of 1987 |
[Commencement 22nd
March, 1926] |
1. This Act may be cited as the Fuel Oil Act. | Short title. |
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- | Interpretation |
"Minister"
means the Minister responsible for Licensing of Shops and Businesses; |
"oil"
means fuel oil for the use of ships, whether burnt under boilers or consumed in
internal combustion engines; |
"person"
includes an agent or manager; |
"rules"
means rules made under this Act; |
"station"
means an oil bunkering station, and includes any building or place intended for
the storage or supply of oil. |
3. It shall not be lawful for any person to establish a
station in The Bahamas without first obtaining a licence under this Act. | Licence required to establish station. |
4. The Minister may make rules- | Rules. |
(a) imposing
conditions under which a licence may be granted; |
(b) for the
prevention of preferential treatment of ships of any nationality by any person
engaged in the supply of oil; |
(c) prescribing
the form of licence to be issued under this Act; |
(d) generally
for the purposes of this Act. |
5. (1) The Minister may grant a licence to any person
desirous of establishing a station in accordance with this Act, and every such
licence shall remain in force until cancelled under this Act. | Power of Minister to grant licences. |
(2) No such
licence, or any interest thereunder shall be assigned without the written
consent of the Minister. |
(3) The Minister
may at any time on good cause shown cancel any licence granted under this Act. |
6. No action shall be brought upon any contract,
agreement or undertaking entered into by any person conflicting with the terms
of this Act or the rules or of any licence issued hereunder. | Contracts contrary to provision of Act unenforceable. |
7. (1) Any person committing a breach of this Act, or
the rules, or of the terms of any licence issued hereunder, shall be guilty of
an offence against this Act and shall be liable to a fine of five
hundred dollars; and in the case of a company or firm, every director or
manager thereof who shall knowingly or wilfully authorise or permit any such
breach shall be liable to a like penalty. | Penalty and persons liable to same. |
(2) Upon any
conviction under this Act any licence granted hereunder may be cancelled by the
convicting magistrate. |
(3)
A copy of any licence issued hereunder certified by the Financial Secretary
shall be admitted in evidence without further proof. |
8. Any person authorised by the Minister shall have the
right of access at all times to any station and to the books kept for the
purposes of the business conducted under a licence issued under this Act. | Right of access to station and inspection of books. |
9. (1) All proceedings under this Act shall be taken
summarily before a magistrate. | Proceedings. |
(2) An appeal
shall lie to the Supreme Court from any conviction under this Act. |
10. Nothing in this Act contained shall be construed
so as to compel any person to supply oil to the ships of any country
belligerent to the country of the proprietors of any station. | Saving. |
11. All expenses incurred in carrying out the
provisions of this Act shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund by warrant in
the usual manner. | Expenses. |