Clause 32

Any person who digs, bores, trenches, grades, excavates or breaks any ground with any mechanical equipment or explosive or allows his employee or agent to do so, without first ascertaining the location of any gas pipeline or gas main or gas service pipe of a gas transporter which may be interfered with, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.

Any person who wilfully removes, destroys or damages any gas plant or gas pipe in the gas network belonging to or under the management or control of a gas licensee or hinders or prevents the gas plant or gas pipe from being used or operated in the manner in which it is intended to be used or operated shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.

Any person may apprehend any other person if the other person within his view commits an offence under subsection (2) and, on such apprehension, he shall, without unreasonable delay, hand over the person so apprehended to a police officer.