Malaysia legislation
Section 6
Section 6
The principal Act is amended by substituting for section 4
the following section:
Quoted provision
Section 4
(a)
to secure that a licensee authorized by or under this
Act to import into regasification terminal, ship or retail gas through pipelines satisfies all reasonable demands for gas;
(b)
to ensure that a regasification, transportation or distribution licensee satisfies all reasonable demands for access to the facility;
(c)
without prejudice to the generality of paragraphs
(a)
and (b), to ensure that such licensee is able to finance the import into regasification terminal, shipping or retail or the provision of facility of regasification, transportation or distribution of gas;
Gas Supply (Amendment)
(d)
to protect the interests of consumers of gas supplied through pipelines in respect of—
(i)
the terms of supply and the utilization of facility;
(ii)
the continuity of supply; and
(iii)
the quality of the gas, facility and services provided;
(e)
to develop and issue codes, guidelines and directions pertaining to matters as provided in this Act;
(f)
to regulate the quality of gas delivered in the gas delivery system and pressure of gas delivered through the distribution pipeline or the piping system;
(g)
to promote efficiency and economy on the part of licensees or other persons to import into regasification terminal, utilize a regasification terminal, regasify, ship, transport, distribute, retail or for the use of gas;
(h)
to ensure that the public is protected from dangers arising from the distribution, retail, or use of gas;
(i)
to enable licensees or other persons to compete effectively in the import into regasification terminal, utilization of regasification terminal, shipping or retail of gas;
(j)
to investigate any accident or fire involving any gas distribution pipeline or piping system;
(k)
to inspect or cause to be inspected any installation, pipeline or piping system;
(l)
to carry out or cause to be carried out audit of a licensee, institution, manufacturer or importer, gas contractor or any other person as determined by the Commission; and
(m)
to carry on all such other activities as may appear to the Commission requisite, advantageous or convenient for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2)
The functions and duties of the Commission may at any time be carried out by any officer of the Commission duly appointed in writing by the Commission for such purpose.”.
Substitution of section 4a