Fuels (Control of Supplies) Act, 1971

Interpretation.

1.—In this Act—

“authorisation” means a document in writing which is a licence, permit, certificate or authorisation of whatsoever kind;

“coal” includes fuels manufactured from coal or mainly from coal and includes coal which is—

(i) on board colliers in a port in the State awaiting unloading after the completion of port formalities;

(ii) stored in an unloading port in the State;

(iii) in barges and coastal vessels, whether in a port in the State or in the course of transportation from one place in the State to another such place;

“direction” means a direction given (whether orally or in writing) under power conferred by an order made by the Minister under this Act;

“fuels” includes petroleum oils, coal, peat, town gas, electricity and firewood;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Transport and Power;

“peat” includes peat briquettes;

“petroleum oils” includes the following—

(a) crude oil,

(b) liquified petroleum gas,

(c) aviation gasoline,

(d) gasoline-type jet fuel,

(e) kerosene-type jet fuel,

(f) motor spirit,

(g) kerosenes,

(h) light virgin naphtha,

(i) gas diesel oil,

(j) light fuel oil,

(k) medium fuel oil,

(l) heavy fuel oil,

and includes any of the above which are—

(i) on board oil-tankers in a port in the State awaiting unloading after completion of port formalities,

(ii) stored in an unloading port in the State,

(iii) contained in tanks at the entrance to pipe-lines,

(iv) in the crude oil storage tanks of refineries (other than in refinery pipes and processing installations),

(v) in products storage tanks of refineries or of importing, stocking or wholesale enterprises, or

(vi) in barges and coastal vessels, whether in a port in the State or in the course of transportation from one place in the State to another such place.