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Gas Act 2001 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Gas Retailers, Gas Importers and General Provisions

50. Failure to notify connection to or disconnection from gas pipeline, etc.

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Last amended by an amending law of 2007.

(1)

No person may —

(a)

connect —

(i)

any meter with a gas pipeline;

(ii)

any meter with an internal pipe connected to a gas pipeline; or

(iii)

any internal pipe to a gas pipeline,through which gas is conveyed to any premises by a gas transporter; or

(b)

disconnect such meter or internal pipe,unless the person has given 48 hours’ notice in the prescribed form of the person’s intention to do so —

(c)

in a case where gas is supplied to the premises by a relevant gas shipper or relevant gas retailer, to the gas shipper or gas retailer; and

(d)

in any other case, to the gas transporter.

(2)

Subject to subsection (3), a notice under subsection (1) must contain —

(a)

details of the time and place of the proposed connection or disconnection; and

(b)

any other information that may be prescribed.

(3)

Insofar as it is not reasonably practicable for a notice under subsection (1) to contain any information required by subsection (2)(b), it is a sufficient compliance with that requirement under subsection (2)(b) if the information is given to the relevant gas shipper, relevant gas retailer or gas transporter (as the case may be) within 48 hours after the connection or disconnection is effected.

(4)

Where under this section any meter through which gas has been supplied to any premises is completely disconnected, that is to say, is disconnected both from the gas pipeline and from all other pipes within the premises, the person making the disconnection must, except insofar as it is not reasonably practicable for the person to do so —

(a)

ascertain the name and address of the owner of the meter; and

(b)

inform that owner of the disconnection and of the address at which the meter will be available for collection.

(5)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

Terms defined in s 2

connect
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“connect”, in relation to any premises, means connect to a gas main of a gas transporter, whether directly or by means of a gas service pipe, and “disconnect” and “re‑connect” have corresponding meanings except that they also include discontinuing or restoring (as the case may be) the conveyance of gas to the premises;
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gas
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“gas” means natural gas and town gas, but does not include liquefied petroleum gas;
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gas pipeline
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“gas pipeline” means a gas transmission pipeline, a gas main or a gas service pipe;
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gas retailer
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“gas retailer” means a person holding a gas retailer’s licence;
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gas shipper
Defined · s 2
“gas shipper” means a person holding a gas shipper’s licence;
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gas transporter
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“gas transporter” means a person holding a gas transporter’s licence;
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information
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“information” includes information contained in electronic records;
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internal pipe
Defined · s 2
“internal pipe” means any pipe, not being a gas pipeline, used for the purpose of conveying gas from a gas service pipe to a gas appliance, including a gas fitting inserted therein but excluding a meter;
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meter
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“meter” means any device for computing the volume of gas supplied or amount of energy supplied, for charging purposes, but does not include a check meter;
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premises
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“premises” means any building, structure or other place to which gas is, or is to be, conveyed;
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relevant gas retailer
Defined · s 2
“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 the premises of that consumer;
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relevant gas shipper
Defined · s 2
“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;
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