PIPELINES ACT 1967 - As at 17 May 2022 - Act 90 of 1967
PIPELINES ACT 1967
- As at 17 May 2022
- Act 90 of 1967
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
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 (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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 1A - PIPELINE COMMITTEES
5C. Constitution of pipeline committees
5D. Functions of pipelines committees
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Division 2 - (Repealed)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
PART 3 - LICENCES
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
SCHEDULE 1