Section 212. Definitions.

(1) In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,--- (a) "associated person" includes any subsidiary or commonly controlled entity or such person as may be prescribed; (b) "contributing oil" means crude oil and fuel oil. Explanation.---For the purposes of this clause,--- (i) "crude oil" means any liquid hydrocarbon mixture occurring naturally in the earth whether or not treated to render it suitable for transportation and includes crude oils from which certain distillate fractions are removed (sometimes referred to as topped crudes) or to which certain distillate fractions are added (sometimes referred to as spiked or reconstituted crudes); (ii) "fuel oil" means heavy distillates or residues from crude oil or blends of such materials intended for use as a fuel for the production of heat or power of a quality equivalent to the "American Society for Testing and Materials' Specification for Number Four Fuel Oil (Designation D 396-69)", or heavier; (c) "Fund" means the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund, 1992 established under Article 2 of the Fund Convention; (d) "Fund Convention" means the International Convention on the establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992, including protocols, if any, to which India is a party; (e) "guarantor" means any person providing insurance or other financial security to cover the owner's liability; (f) "ton", in relation to oil, means a metric ton. (2) The words or expressions used in this Chapter but not defined shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Civil Liability Convention.