Gas Act 2001 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8A · Severe Gas Shortage
68A. Meaning of “severe gas shortage situation”
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A severe gas shortage situation is a situation in which —
gas
“gas” means natural gas and town gas, but does not include liquefied petroleum gas;
there is a shortage of natural gas imported into Singapore resulting in any gas importer providing less of such gas to any of its customers than is required under its arrangement with that customer (without taking into consideration any such gas to be provided on a reasonable endeavours basis under that arrangement); and
natural gas
“natural gas” means any mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons which is conveyed by gas pipes and is composed of —(a)predominantly methane; and(b)as to the remainder, varying amounts of other hydrocarbons and other combustible and non‑combustible gases;
given the extent, and the likely period or the uncertainty of the period, of the shortage, the shortage will or is likely to —
threaten the security or stability of the supply of gas or electricity in Singapore; or
supply
“supply”, in relation to gas, means the physical delivery of gas to a consumer’s premises;
result in a severe loss of output from any industry sector that uses natural gas as feedstock or fuel stock.