Section 2
SEC. 2. Section three of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 3. Definition of terms. — For the purpose of this Act, the following terms shall be construed to mean: "Illegal trading in petroleum and/or petroleum products" — "(A) the sale or distribution of petroleum products [for profit] without license or authority from the [Government] Bureau of Energy Utilization; "(B) non issuance of receipts by licensed [traders] oil companies, marketers, distributors, dealers, sub-dealers and other retail outlets, to final consumers; provided: that such receipts, in the ease of gas cylinders, shall indicate therein the brand name, tare weight, gross weight, and price thereof; "(C) Refilling of liquefied petroleum gas cylinders without authority from said bureau, or refilling of another company's or firm's cylinders without such company's or firm's written authorization; "(D) Making or using in such cylinders a tare weight other than the actual or true tare weight thereof; "(E) Violation of rules and regulations of said bureau regarding the implementation of this Act; "(F) Removal or unloading of petroleum products from any lorry, tank truck or delivery vehicle by any person other than the contracted purchaser, or in premises of the purchaser's retail outlet or business establishment; "(G) Use of a pump metering" unit which has not been properly calibrated and sealed by the office of the city or municipal treasurer where the station or outlet is located, or by the national science and technology authority (NSTA), or by any other government agency authorized therefor, or in the absence thereof by the oil company; and "(H) Use of a tank truck, lorry, hauling vehicle, or other conveyor other than vessels or barges for the delivery of petroleum products which, has not been registered with the bureau of energy utilization and the tanks, containers or compartment thereof are not properly calibrated and sealed by the national science and technology authority or any other government agency authorized therefor [misrepresentation as to quality and/or quantity; and sale by oil companies, distributors and/or dealers violative of government rules and regulations] "Petroleum fuel product adulteration" — The mixing of any petroleum product with another finished or unfinished petroleum, product or stock or with any non-petroleum substance or material that will result in product quality change, or resulting in the failure of such finished petroleum product to meet the required product specifications as prescribed by the products standards agency of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, for the purpose of this definition, finished petroleum product refers to any of the following: Premium gasoline, regular gasoline, aviation gasoline, aviation turbo fuel, kerosene, diesel fuel, industrial fuel or package lube oils. This definition shall not apply to alcogas mixture and oil emulsions. "Underfiling or underdelivery" Refers to a sale, transfer, delivery or filling of petroleum products of a quantity that is actually beyond authorized limits than, the quantity indicated or registered on the metering device of container. This refers, among others, to the quantity of petroleum products delivered by metered dispensing pumps in petroleum retail outlets or to liquefied petroleum gas in cylinder or to lube oils in packages. "Hoarding" — the undue accumulation of a trader of petroleum and/or petroleum products beyond his or its normal inventory levels, and/or unjustified refusal to dispose of, sell or distribute the same to consumers; or the unreasonable accumulation by a person other than a trader of petroleum and or petroleum products. "Overpricing" — the sale of petroleum and/or petroleum products at prices in excess of those duly authorized by the [Government] Board of Energy. "Misuse of allocation" — the sale, transfer or diversion of mandated petroleum fuel allocation by oil companies, distributors, dealers or consumers contrary to the declared intent of the Government in making such allocation."