Section 3
Section 3
The Commission shall have the following functions and duties:
(a)
to ensure that a licensee authorized by or under this Enactment 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;
(d)
to protect the interests of consumers of gas supplied by licensees under this
Enactment 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 under this Enactment;
(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, process, 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 inspect or cause to be inspected any installation, pipeline or piping system;
(j)
to investigate any accident or fire involving any gas distribution pipeline or piping system;
(k)
to investigate any complaints by consumers relating to the supply of gas and to resolve such complaints;
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(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;
(m)
to submit an annual report to the Minister on the performance of its functions and duties under this Enactment and on the supply of gas in Sabah and the performance of the licensees; and
(n)
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
Enactment.
(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.