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Regulation 29H

of Fire Safety (Petroleum and Flammable Materials) Regulations

Regulation 29H

Duties of pipeline user

Amended byS 546/2013 wef 01/03/2014

Subregulation 1

The pipeline user of a licensed pipeline shall, upon request of the Commissioner, render reasonable and necessary assistance to enable the pipeline licensee for the licensed pipeline to carry out its duties under the Act, to prevent or mitigate leakage or spillage of petroleum or flammable materials conveyed through the licensed pipeline or to control or extinguish any fire or related emergency which may affect the vicinity of the licensed pipeline.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 546/2013 wef 01/03/2014

The assistance required under paragraph (1) may include any or all of the following:

(a)

the provision of any information necessary to plan and implement preventive measures or for operational action;

(b)

the isolation of pipeline valves under the control of the pipeline user of the licensed pipeline to prevent leakage or spillage of petroleum or flammable materials conveyed through the licensed pipeline;

(c)

the suspension of use of the licensed pipeline by the pipeline user to enable maintenance and repairs to the licensed pipeline reasonably required for the purposes of fire safety.