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“area of supply” means the area within which a licensee is authorized to supply gas;

*“authorized officer” means any public officer or officer of the

Commission who is authorized in writing by the Minister for the purposes of this Act;

*“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Energy Commission appointed by the Minister under the Energy Commission Act 2001

[Act 610];

*“Commission” means the Energy Commission established under the Energy Commission Act 2001;

*NOTE— see Section 27 of Gas Supply (Amendment) Act 2001 [Act 1126].

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“competent person” means a person who holds a certificate of competency issued by the Commission or any other equivalent certificate issued by any government body to perform work in accordance with the restrictions, if any, stated in the certificate;

“consumer” means a person who is supplied with gas or whose premises are for the time being connected for the purpose of supply of gas by a licensee;

“danger” means danger to health or to human life or limb from shock, burn, or other injury and includes danger to property, pipeline or installation resulting from the transmission, distribution or utilization of gas;

“dishonestly” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Penal Code

[Act 574];

“District Land Administrator” has the meaning assigned to “Land

Administrator” by section 5 of the National Land Code [Act 56 of 1965], to “Collector” by section 4 of the Land Ordinance of Sabah

[Sabah Cap. 68] and to “the Director” by section 2 of the Land Code of Sarawak [Sarawak Cap. 81];

“gas” means methane, ethane, propane, butane or hydrocarbons which may consist of one or more of the aforesaid gases, either in the form of gas or liquid;

“installation” means all parts of those physical facilities involved in the delivery, transportation, distribution or utilization of gas through pipelines including any machine, equipment, apparatus, pump, valve, compressor unit, meter, regulator, any appurtenance attached to pipelines and any other assembly;

“licence” means a licence issued under section 11;

“licensee” means a person licensed under section 11;

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“Minister” means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for matters relating to petroleum;

“pipelines” means all parts of those physical facilities through which gas moves in transportation;

“Registrar” means the Registrar as defined in the National Land

Code, the Land Ordinance of Sabah or the Land Code of Sarawak, as the case may be;

“reserved land” means land reserved for a public purpose, railway reserves and forest reserves;

“safety” means the obviation of danger to the general public or to property;

“State land” does not include reserved land and alienated land;

“supply of gas” means the delivery, transportation, distribution or reticulation of gas through pipelines.