Section 30 — GAS SUPPLY ACT 1993

(2)

For the purpose of subsection (1), any licensee who without the express authority from the Commission supplies gas or lays down any pipeline or constructs any installation outside the area of supply specified in his licence shall be deemed to be operating without a licence.

(3)

Any person who—

(a)

refuses any authorized officer access to any place pursuant to his power under section 5;

(b)

assaults, obstructs, hinders or delays any authorized officer in effecting any entry which he is entitled to effect under section 5, or in the execution of any duty imposed or power conferred by this Act;

(c)

refuses to give to any authorized officer (subject to the proviso in subsection 8(2)) any information relating to an offence or suspected offence under this Act or any other information which may reasonably be required of him and which he has in his knowledge or power to give under section 8; or

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(d)

knowingly or recklessly gives false information to an authorized officer under section 8, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.

(4)

Any licensee who without lawful excuse fails to comply with any term or condition expressed in the licence shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit and to a further fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

(5)

Any person who by any wilful, dishonest or negligent act or omission extends, adjusts, alters, removes, destroys or damages any pipeline or installation or part thereof shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit.

(6)

Any person who by any dishonest, rash or negligent act or omission tampers with or damages any pipeline, installation or part thereof so as to cause or to be likely to cause injury to human life or limb or damage to any property shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.

(7)

Any person who—

(a)

causes any pipeline or installation or part thereof to be diverted from its proper course for the purpose of abstracting, consuming, using or wasting gas therefrom;

(b)

dishonestly alters the index of any meter or other instrument used on or in connection with any pipeline or installation or part thereof belonging to any licensee or

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any other person for recording the output or consumption of gas;

(c)

prevents any meter or other instrument from duly recording the output or consumption of gas;

(d)

damages any meter or other instrument used on or in connection with any pipeline or installation or part thereof for recording the output or consumption of gas;

or

(e)

dishonestly abstracts or consumes or uses gas, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.

(8)

No person shall, without the lawful authority of the licensee, undertake any work or engage in any activity in the vicinity of any gas pipeline or installation or part thereof in a manner likely to interfere with such pipeline or installation or part thereof or to cause danger to any person or property unless the licensee has taken all reasonable steps to give proper notice on the existence of any pipeline or installation or part thereof and measures as prescribed by the

Commission for the protection of such pipeline or installation or part thereof.

(9)

Any person who contravenes subsection (8) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.

General penalty