PIPELINES ACT 1967 - As at 17 May 2022 - Act 90 of 1967
- As at 17 May 2022
- Act 90 of 1967
Table of Provisions
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
- 1 Name of Act and commencement
2. (Repealed)
- 3 Definitions
- 4 Delegation of functions
4A. (Repealed)
- 5 Application of Act
- 5A Minister may require certain pipelines to be licensed
- 5B Information concerning unlicensed pipelines
PART 2 - AUTHORITIES TO SURVEY
Division 1 - Authorities to survey
- 5E Applications for authorities to survey
- 5F Grant of authority
- 5G Term and conditions of authority
- 5H Rights conferred by authority to survey
Division 2 - (Repealed)
None
- 11 Construction and operation of pipelines
- 12 Application for licence
- 13 Manner of making applications for licences
- 13A Amendment of application for licence by inclusion or exclusion of lands
- 13B Amendment of application for licence in other cases
- 14 Grant of licence
- 15 Conditions of licence
- 16 Cyber security requirements
- 16A Cyber security directions
- 16B Licence conditions--cyber security
- 17 Duration, review and effect of licence
- 18 Variation of licence area
- 19 Grant of application for variation
- 20 Plan to be lodged with Registrar-General
- 21 Vesting of lands or easements in licensee
- 21A Extinguishment of easements etc after variation of licence area
- 22 Availability of certain land etc for compulsory acquisition
- 22A Compensation
- 23 Directions as to the conveyance of substances
- 24 Ceasing to operate pipeline
- 25 Consent to commencement or resumption of pipeline operations
- 26 Waste or escape of substances from pipelines
- 27 Marking of route of pipeline and maintenance etc of property
- 28 Directions
- 29 Compliance with directions
- 30 Variation of, and exemption from, licence conditions etc
- 31 Surrender of licences
- 31A Inquiries into matters relating to pipelines
- 31B Evidence at inquiry
- 32 Cancellation of licences for breach of conditions, this Act or the regulations or non-payment of amounts due
- 33 Cancellation of licence in public interest
- 33A Extinguishment of easements etc after surrender or cancellation of licence
- 34 Cancellation of licences not affected by other provisions
- 35 Removal of property etc by licensee
- 36 Powers of Minister where direction under section 35 not complied with
- 37 Licence fees
- 38 Penalty for late payment
- 39 Fees and penalties debts due to the Crown
- 40 Certain provisions of Local Government Act 1993 not to apply to pipelines
PART 4 - REGISTRATION OF LICENCES
- 41 Register of licences to be kept
- 42 Approval and registration of transfers
- 43 Entries in register on devolution of rights of registered holder
- 44 Interests not to be created etc except by instruments in writing
- 45 Approval and registration of instruments creating etc interests
- 46 True consideration to be shown
- 47 Minister not concerned with certain matters
- 48 Power of Minister to require information as to proposed dealings
- 49 Production and inspection of books, records and documents
- 50 Inspection of register and documents
- 50A Pipeline searches
- 51 Evidentiary provisions
- 52 Rectification of register
- 53 Minister not liable for certain actions
- 54 Offences
PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS
55. (Repealed)
- 56 Notice of grants of licences etc to be publicised
- 57 Judicial notice
- 58 Service
- 58A Directions by the Minister
- 59 Inspectors
- 60 Powers of inspectors
- 60A Stop notices
- 60B Appeals to Land and Environment Court against stop notices
- 60C Inspectors not liable for certain acts etc
- 61 Creation of easements in favour of licensees
62. (Repealed)
- 63 Theft of substances from pipelines
- 64 Damaging etc pipelines etc
- 65 Continuing offences
66. (Repealed)
- 67 Proceedings for offences
- 68 Prosecution of offences
- 69 Regulations
- 70 Savings, transitional and other provisions
