Section 40
Power of authorized officer to stop excavation
of Gas Supply Regulations 2023
State Subsidiary LegislationIn forceProvision 40 of 145
Section 40
(1)
An authorized officer may at any time order a person to stop excavating near a gas installation if he considers that the excavation may damage the gas installation or cause the leakage of gas.
(2)
The authorized officer may require a licensee, installer or the owner of a gas installation to cut out or repair a gas pipeline, whether metallic or non-metallic, which is considered to be faulty.