Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Gas (Gas Importer’s Licence) (Exemption) Order 2018

Regulation 2

Exemption

Subregulation 1

Section 6(1)(h) of the Act does not apply to any person (not being an ineligible person) that —

(a)

imports LNG; (b)has, on the date of the import of the LNG, a contract with Singapore LNG Corporation Pte Ltd for a period commencing no later than that date and not exceeding 12 months (including any extension or renewal of the contract), for the storage and send-out of the LNG; and

(c)

has not, in respect of any LNG previously imported by the person (but imported on or after 1 January 2018) and to which sub‑paragraph (b) applies, failed to consume or send out the LNG within 12 months after the date of import of that LNG.

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of sub‑paragraph (1), an ineligible person is —

(a)

a person that holds a licence mentioned in section 7(3)(a), (b) or (f) of the Act;

(b)

a person that holds a licence mentioned in section 7(3)(h) of the Act for importing LNG; or

(c)

a person that holds a licence mentioned in section 9(1)(b), (ba), (e) or (g) of the Electricity Act (Cap. 89A).