Clause 2

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “check meter”, the following definition:“ “code of practice” means a code of practice issued or modified by the Authority under section 62;”;

by deleting the words “the gas pipeline network of that gas transporter” in paragraph (a) of the definition of “direct access customer” and substituting the words “a gas pipeline network owned by, or under the management or control of, that gas transporter”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “direct access customer”, the following definition:“ “director” has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Companies Act (Cap. 50);”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “document”, the following definition:“ “earthworks” means —

any act of excavating earth, rock, or other material (by whatever means) in connection with —

any work for or relating to the construction, reconstruction, extension, renovation, alteration, demolition or repair of any building, road, railway, bridge, viaduct, flyover, sewer or sewage works;

any work for or relating to the laying, inspecting, repairing or renewing of any main, pipe, cable, fitting or other apparatus;

any soil investigation work; or

such other works as are usually undertaken by a person carrying on business as a contractor in the construction industry or as a professional civil or structural engineer;

any act of boring, dredging, jacking, levelling, piling or tunnelling on or under any premises or street by any mechanical means; or

the driving or sinking of any earth rod, casing or tube into the ground;”;

by inserting, immediately after the word “person” in the definition of “exempt gas transporter”, the words “carrying out any activity specified in section 6(1)(a)”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “gas fitting”, the following definitions:“ “gas importer” means a person holding a gas importer’s licence;“gas importer’s licence” means a licence granted under section 7(3)(h);”;

by deleting the definitions of “gas licence” and “gas licensee” and substituting the following definitions:“ “gas licence” means a licence granted under section 7(3);“gas licensee” means a person holding a gas licence;”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “gas mains network”, the following definitions:“ “Gas Network Code” means a code issued by the Authority or modified under section 61B;“gas pipeline” means a gas transmission pipeline, a gas main or a gas service pipe;”;

by deleting the words “, and “gas pipeline” shall be construed accordingly” in the definition of “gas pipeline network”;

by deleting the words “section 7(3)(b)” in the definition of “gas retailer’s licence” and substituting the words “section 7(3)(d)”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “owned by” in the definition of “gas service pipe”, the words “, or under the management or control of,”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “gas service worker”, the following definitions:“ “gas shipper” means a person holding a gas shipper’s licence;“gas shipper’s licence” means a licence granted under section 7(3)(c);”;

by deleting the words “or operated by” in the definition of “gas supply system” and substituting the words “by, or under the management or control of,”;

by deleting the words “gas reception facilities,” in the definition of “gas transmission pipeline”;

by deleting the words “directly connected consumer” in the definition of “gas transmission pipeline” and substituting the words “direct access customer”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “gas transmission pipeline”, the following definitions:“ “gas transport agent” means a person holding a gas transport agent’s licence;“gas transport agent’s licence” means a licence granted under section 7(3)(b);”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “hotwork”, the following definition:“ “import”, in relation to natural gas or LNG, means to bring or cause to be brought into Singapore by any means, the natural gas or LNG from any place outside Singapore, other than any such natural gas or LNG in transit or to be transhipped; but does not include the actual conveyance of such natural gas in connection therewith;”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “licensed gas service worker”, the following definitions:“ “liquefied natural gas” or “LNG” means natural gas in its liquefied state;“LNG terminal” means a facility located onshore or in Singapore waters which is used to receive, store or gasify LNG that is imported into Singapore and at which any or all of the following activities are carried out in relation to any LNG received at the facility (including after it has been gasified thereat): (a)adjustment of pressure or flow rate;

adjustment of temperature;

filtering;

metering;“LNG terminal operator” means a person holding an LNG terminal operator’s licence;“LNG terminal operator’s licence” means a licence granted under section 7(3)(f);”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “natural gas”, the following definition:“ “natural gas or LNG in transit” means any natural gas or LNG that is brought into Singapore by any means solely for the purpose of being taken out of Singapore by the same or any other means, without such natural gas or LNG being brought into an onshore receiving facility or LNG terminal, or kept at any place in Singapore, pending its being taken out of Singapore;”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “occupier”, the following definitions:“ “onshore receiving facility” means a facility located in Singapore upstream of an onshore gas transmission network owned by, or under the management or control of, a gas transporter, and at which any or all of the following activities are carried out in relation to any gas received at the facility: (a)adjustment of pressure or flow rate;

adjustment of temperature;

filtering;

metering;“onshore receiving facility operator” means a person holding an onshore receiving facility operator’s licence;“onshore receiving facility operator’s licence” means a licence granted under section 7(3)(e);”;

by deleting the definition of “relevant gas retailer” and substituting the following definitions:“ “relevant gas retailer” means, in relation to a consumer other than a direct access customer, the gas retailer who supplies that consumer with gas conveyed to his premises;“relevant gas shipper” means, in relation to a consumer who is a direct access customer, the gas shipper who makes arrangements with a gas transporter for gas to be conveyed to the premises of that consumer;”;

by deleting the words “shipping and” in the definition of “retail”;

by deleting the definition of “shipping” and substituting the following definitions:“ “shipping”, in relation to gas, means arranging with a gas transporter for gas to be introduced into, conveyed by and taken out of a gas pipeline network owned by, or under the management or control of, the gas transporter for purposes connected with the supply of gas to any premises, and “ship” shall be construed accordingly;“standard of performance” means a standard of performance issued or modified by the Authority under section 62;”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “petrochemical feedstock” in the definition of “town gas”, the words “or natural gas”; and

by deleting the full-stop at the end of the definition of “town gas” and substituting a semi-colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following definitions:“ “town gas producer” means a person holding a town gas producer’s licence;“town gas producer’s licence” means a licence granted under section 7(3)(g);“tranship”, in relation to natural gas or LNG, means to bring or cause to be brought into Singapore the natural gas or LNG by any means solely for the purpose of taking it out of Singapore by the same or any other means —

where such natural gas or LNG is brought into an onshore receiving facility or LNG terminal, or kept at any place in Singapore, pending its being taken out of Singapore; and

whether or not such natural gas or LNG is subject to any processing pending its being taken out of Singapore.”.