Malaysia legislation
Section 1
Section 1
(2)
This Ordinance shall come into force on such date as the
Minister may by notification in the Gazette, appoint, and the Minister may appoint different dates for the coming into force of different parts or provisions of this Ordinance.
(3)
This Ordinance shall apply to the distribution of gas⎯
(a)
in relation to⎯
(i)
liquefied natural gas from the connection flange of the arm at the regasification terminal;
(ii)
natural gas received from a gas treatment plant, gas separation plant, gas processing plant or a gas terminal, from the last flange of the gas treatment plant, gas
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separation plant, gas processing plant or gas terminal, whether offshore or onshore;
(iii)
liquefied petroleum gas processed from natural gas or imported into Sarawak from a gas processing facility in Sarawak;
(iv)
natural gas imported into Sarawak through gas pipelines excluding pipelines upstream of a gas treatment plant, gas separation plant, gas processing plant or a gas terminal, from the boundary of the State, whether offshore or onshore, to the transmission or distribution pipelines, or the piping system and to any gas appliance in the premises of a consumer; and
(b)
from the filling connection of a storage tank or cylinder specifically used for the reticulation or delivery of gas to any gas appliance in the premises of a consumer.
(4)
In relation to hydrogen, this Ordinance shall apply in regard to—
(a)
the generation of hydrogen from or using feedstocks produced or obtained from Sarawak or imported into Sarawak pursuant to a licence issued under this Ordinance;
(b)
the use of any land and premises or building thereon as a hydrogen generating facility;
(c)
the distribution of hydrogen, including in its hydrogenated form to consumers or for export;
(d)
the use or promotion of the use of hydrogen either in its original form, in blended form, in hydrogenated form, as a fuel for transportation or for generation of electricity, and as a fuel or feedstocks for industrial applications or industrial processes;
(e)
the control over the use of feedstocks produced in or obtained from, or imported into Sarawak for the generation of hydrogen, for distribution in Sarawak or to points of export to other parts of Malaysia or overseas; and
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(f)
the safety in generating hydrogen and the storage, distribution and utilization of hydrogen.
[Add. Cap. A216/2024]
Interpretation