Section 10. Any person being fuel trader having trade volume per year not as much as the volume prescribed in Section 7, but having trade volume per year of each type of fuel or all types altogether exceeding the volume prescribed by the Minister, or having capacity of tank that is able to keep in stock fuel exceeding the volume prescribed by the Minister must register with the Director-General.

The application for registration and registration procedure shall be in accordance with the rules and procedures prescribed in the ministerial regulations.

After the Minister having notified the determination of the volume or the capacity of tank for keeping fuel under paragraph one, or the alteration of the volume or tank capacity of fuel which has already been prescribed, the fuel trader carrying out trading and required to register must submit an application for registration under paragraph one within sixty days from the date on which notification comes into force.

Section 11. Any person being fuel trader carrying out fuel trade by establishing fuel service station must register with the Director-General.

The application for registration and registration procedure shall be in accordance with the rules and procedures prescribed in the ministerial regulations.

The provisions of paragraph one shall have no effect upon fuel trader under Section 7 and fuel trader under Section 10.

Section 12. Any person being fuel transporter of the type and volume prescribed by the Minister shall be required to submit information in accordance with the forms prescribed by the Director- General within the period of sixty days from the date of such notification comes into force.

After the Minister having notified the determination of type or volume of fuel mentioned in paragraph one or the alteration of the type or volume which has already been prescribed, fuel transporter being carrying out fuel transportation and required to submit information shall submit his information to the Director-General in accordance with the forms prescribed by the Director- General within sixty days from the date on which the notification comes into force.

Where there is change in items filed under paragraph one or paragraph two, fuel transporter shall submit additional information in accordance with the forms prescribed by the Director-General within thirty days from the date of change.

Section 13. The Director-General may require fuel trader under Section 10 and fuel trader under Section 11 to comply with conditions relating organizing of fuel trade system, prevention and remedy on fuel shortage or fuel counterfeit, as it is necessary.

Section 14. Where there is change in items approved under Section 7 or registered under Section 10 or Section 11, fuel trader shall notify the change in accordance with the forms prescribed by the Director-General within thirty days from the date of change.

In case fuel trader under Section 10, fuel trader under Section 11 or fuel transporter under Section 12 stops the business operation, a notification on the stoppage shall be filed with the Director-General within thirty days from the stoppage date in accordance with the form prescribed by the Director-General, in order to delete the entry from the register.

Section 15. Fuel trader under Section 7, fuel trader under Section 10, fuel trader under Section 11 or fuel transporter under Section 12 shall be required to pay annual fee in accordance with the rules, procedures and rates prescribed in the ministerial regulations throughout the period of operation. If fuel trader fails to pay annual fee when due, an additional fine of 3 percent per month shall be paid, and if the fee is still not paid without due reasons, the competent officer shall have the power to order a suspension of the business operation until full amount of fee and
fine is duly paid.

Where any person being ordered by the competent officer to stop the business operation under paragraph one still carries on the business operation, it shall be deemed that such person is carrying out fuel trade operation without license under Section 7, or registration under Section 10 or Section 11, or carrying out fuel transportation without notifying information under Section 12, as the case may be.

Chapter 2
Notification and publication of Information

Section 16. Fuel trader under Section 7 shall be required to submit books of account in accordance with the forms and items prescribed in the ministerial regulations on volume of fuel of each type being imported into the kingdom, purchased, refined, produced, acquired or having already been distributed, and remaining volume in stock of each month and storage location to the competent officer no later that the fifteenth of the following month.

Fuel trader under Section 10 shall be required to submit books of account in accordance with the forms and items prescribed by the Minister on volume of fuel of each type being imported into the kingdom, purchased, refined, produced, acquired or having already been distributed, and remaining volume in stock of each month to the competent officer no later than the fifteenth of the following month.

In necessary circumstance relating the benefits of national security, the Minister shall be empowered to issue an order in writing or a notification in the Government Gazette requiring fuel trader to submit additional information on the volume of fuel other than what is to be submitted in compliance with paragraph one and paragraph two, and shall be in accordance with the forms and period set forth by the Minister.

Section 17. Fuel trader under Section 7 shall be required to submit to the competent officer a plan of fuel that will be imported into the kingdom, refined, produced or distributed for the following three-month period no later than the twentieth of each month, and shall be in accordance with the forms and items prescribed in the ministerial regulations.

In necessary circumstance related to forming a plan on fuel consumption of the country and catching up with the world oil situation, the Minister shall be empowered to issue a written order or a notification in the Government Gazette requiring fuel trader to submit to the competent officer additional detailed implementation plan other than whatever is prescribed in paragraph one concerning import, purchase, refining, production or distribution of fuel in accordance with the forms and period prescribed by the Minister.

Fuel trader shall carry out its fuel trade in compliance with the pre-submitted plan under paragraph one and implementation plan under paragraph two, unless there are reasonable grounds for failure to comply with such provisions.

Section 18. The competent officer may disclose or publicize context, fact or any information obtained from executing this Act in accordance with the rules and procedures prescribed by the Director-General.

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