Section 80
Power to make regulations
The Minister may make regulations in respect of any matter which may be prescribed under this Enactment and in particular —
(a)
the procedures for the Commission in the exercise of its functions, duties, and powers under this Enactment;
(b)
the management of any pipeline or piping system;
(c)
the method by which gas may be stored for purposes of distribution through pipelines;
(d)
the limits of variation of the quality of gas in the gas delivery system and pressure of the gas delivered involving its distribution, retail or use of gas;
(e)
the fees to be paid for licences which are required to be prescribed under this
Enactment;
(f)
the standard and methods for the construction of and the materials to be used for pipelines, piping system, equipment or appliances involved in the distribution, retail or use of gas through a piping system;
(g)
the measures to be taken and the regulation of equipment, appliances and fittings together with payment of fees for their approval, to be supplied and used in connection with distribution pipelines and piping system in the retail or use of gas in order to secure public and private safety;
(h)
the regulation of meters together with payment of fees for their approval, to be supplied and used in connection with pipelines and piping system;
(i)
the manner of service and the form of notices;
(j)
the codes of business ethics to be followed by licensees;
(k)
the nature of training, examinations and tests for the award of the certificates under section 66, the form of such certificates, the manner and issue thereof, the
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fees to be paid for such examination and certificates and the manner and circumstances in which the certificates may be modified, suspended or cancelled;
(l)
the means to be adopted, whether by forbidding or otherwise, to prevent or abate any nuisance likely to arise or arising from the working of any pipeline, piping system, equipment or appliances;
(m)
the regulation of the licensee and consumer relationship such as provisions on the recovery of charges for gas supply, connection, disconnection or restoration of supply by the licensee, entry into any premises by the licensee or his authorized officers for purposes related to the supply, connection, disconnection or restoration of supply, entry for purposes of replacing, repairing or altering any pipeline, piping system, equipment or appliance and the form of any notice required;
(n)
the interval, time and manner for any pipeline or piping system to be inspected, the notice (if any) to be given in relation to any inspection and the preparation to be made by the licensee or any owner or occupier of any premises for such inspection;
(o)
the registration and classification of competent persons and contractors involved in the distribution, retail or use of gas and to prescribe fees for such registration;
(p)
the fees payable in respect of the inspection and testing of installations involved in the distribution, retail or use of gas and in respect of any other service properly rendered on account of consumers;
(q)
the fees payable in respect of inspection of register or for the extraction of copies of documents kept in such register;
(r)
the offences which may be compounded and the forms to be used in and the method and procedure for compounding offences;
(s)
the method and procedure for the investigation of any serious accident reported pursuant to section 68; and
(t)
any other matter generally to give effect to the provisions of this Enactment.