Singapore legislation
Clause 21
Clause 21
Amendment of section 96
Section 96(2) of the Gas Act is amended —
by deleting the words “belonging to” in paragraph (b) and substituting the words “owned by, or under the control or management of,”;
by deleting paragraph (g);
by deleting paragraph (o) and substituting the following paragraph:“(o)the conversion of a gas pipeline network and gas appliances so as to allow for the conveyance of natural gas in the gas pipeline network and supply to such gas appliance, including —
regulating the manner of the conversion;
the interconnection of gas pipeline networks;
conferring on any person authorised by a gas transporter or gas retailer —
the power to obtain information and documents from any person necessary for the purposes of the conversion and interconnection; and
the power to enter any premises to carry out any inspection or perform any work relating to such conversion and interconnection; and
the circumstances and the manner in which the supply of gas to any premises may be terminated (despite any agreement for such supply), if the conversion is not or if it appears that the conversion cannot be carried out successfully for the premises or any part of the premises;”; and
by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (z) and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraphs:“(za)the prescribing of fees and charges and their method of payment for the purposes of this Act;
(zb)the prescribing of any service provided in connection with the performance of any function or duty of the Authority, for which the Authority may charge a price by way of agreement with the person to whom the service is provided (instead of prescribing the price).”.