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PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) ACT 1982 - SECT 73 Ceasing to operate pipeline

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) ACT 1982 - SECT 73

Ceasing to operate pipeline

(1)  Except with the consent in writing of the Minister and subject to compliance with such conditions, if any, as are specified in the instrument of consent, a pipeline licensee shall not cease to operate the pipeline.
(2)  Subject to subsection (3) , a licensee who ceases to operate a pipeline in contravention of subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or both.
(3)  If the failure of a pipeline licensee to operate a pipeline –
(a) occurred in the ordinary course of operating the pipeline; or
(b) was for the purpose of repairing or maintaining the pipeline; or
(c) was due to an emergency in which there was a likelihood of damage to or loss or destruction of property or of death or personal injury –
that licensee is not guilty of an offence against subsection (2) .