Section 29 — GAS SUPPLY ACT 1993

(2)

The Commission shall—

(a)

determine the dispute and make an order accordingly or, where the dispute is a contractual dispute under any terms of any agreement, may decide that it be determined according to any provision for determination of dispute under the agreement or be determined by the court accordingly; or

(b)

determine that, with the approval of the Minister, a committee of inquiry be formed to inquire into the dispute.

(3)

A committee of inquiry referred to in paragraph (2)(b) shall consist of three members led by a person appointed by the Minister.

(4)

For the purposes of such inquiry, the committee may summon any person to attend any meeting of the said committee to give evidence on oath or produce any document or thing in his possession related to matters which are the subject matter of such inquiry and to examine him as a witness.

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(5)

Any person who, under subsection (4)—

(a)

having been summoned to attend any such inquiry, fails to do so;

(b)

offers any act of disrespect or any insult or threat to the committee or any member thereof during an inquiry; or

(c)

having been required by the committee to give evidence on oath or to produce any document or thing, refuses to do so or gives false evidence or produces a document or thing which he knows to be false, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.

(6)

The committee shall, on completion of the inquiry, determine the dispute and make an order accordingly.

(7)

Pending the determination of any dispute on the service of supply of gas between a licensee and a consumer the licensee shall, unless otherwise directed by the Commission, continue to give the supply of gas until the determination of the dispute.

(8)

Any person who feels aggrieved by a decision of the

Commission under subsection (2) or a decision by the committee under subsection (6) may apply to the Minister for reconsideration of the matter in dispute.

(9)

The application to the Minister shall be made in writing within twenty-one days from the date of the decision of the

Commission, or within such further period as the Minister may in special circumstances allow, and shall contain the grounds of grievance.

(10)

The Minister shall then determine the dispute and make an order accordingly and his decision shall be final.

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