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Kaveri Exports LLP will establish a unit that stores and sells bulk petroleum products and also operates a boiler in its factory premises. Which pair of laws is MOST directly relevant to these two specific features?

The Petroleum Act, 1934 regulates licensing of petroleum storage, and the Boilers Act, 1923 regulates registration and inspection of boilers. Together they match the unit's two features, while the other pairs cover food, mining, films, drugs or tea and are not relevant.

  1. AFood Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Legal Metrology Act, 2009
  2. BPetroleum Act, 1934 for storage of petroleum, and the Boilers Act, 1923 for the boilerCorrect
  3. CMines Act, 1952 and Cinematograph Act, 1952
  4. DDrugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Tea Act, 1953

Explanation

Storing petroleum requires a licence under the Petroleum Act, 1934 and its Rules, and a boiler must be registered and inspected under the Boilers Act, 1923. The other pairs relate to food, weights and measures, mining, films, drugs or tea, none of which match the two features described.

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