Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 6 > Chapter 29 - Retail Sales of Motor Fuel

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Clerk of the County Council: means the Clerk of the County Council of New Castle County in which the park district is located. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 702
• Clerk of the peace: means the clerk of the peace of the county, Kent or Sussex, in which the park district is located. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 702
• Commission: means the park commission of a park district established by an election under the provisions of this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 702
• Commission: means the county park and recreation commission. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 602
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• County government: means the county governing body. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 602
• County government: means the county governing body. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 702
• Department of Finance: means the Department of Finance of New Castle County in which the park district is located. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 702
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Manufacturer: shall mean every producer or refiner of petroleum products, or the producer or fabricator of any automotive product sold or distributed by a service station. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 2901
• Motor fuel: shall mean and include any substance or combination of substances which is intended to be or is capable of being used for the purpose of propelling or running by combustion any internal combustion engine and sold or used for that purpose. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 2901
• Park or recreation area: means any area of real estate located within or reasonably near the suburban park community suitable for the promotion of the health and recreation of the residents of the suburban community. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 602
• Park or recreation area: means any area of real estate located within the park district suitable for the promotion of the health and recreation of the residents of the park district. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 702
• Person: means a natural person, partnership (whether general or limited), limited liability company, trust (including a common law trust, business trust, statutory trust, voting trust or any other form of trust), estate, association (including any group, organization, co-tenancy, plan, board, council or committee), corporation, government (including a country, state, county or any other governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality), custodian, nominee or any other individual or entity (or series thereof) in its own or any representative capacity, in each case, whether domestic or foreign. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 17-101
• Receiver of taxes and county treasurer: means the receiver of taxes and county treasurer of the county, Kent or Sussex, in which the park district is located. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 702
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Retail dealer: shall mean and include any person operating a service station, filling station, store, garage or other place of business for the sale of motor fuel for delivery into the service tank or tanks of any vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 2901
• State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• State: means the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any state, territory, possession, or other jurisdiction of the United States other than the State of Delaware. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 17-101
• Suburban park community: means any unincorporated community within the State:

  a. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 602