sec.42Obligation to operate and maintain distribution pipes

sec.42 Obligation to operate and maintain distribution pipes

This section imposes obligations on a distributor for each distribution pipeline the subject of the distributor’s distribution authority. If, under this Act or another Act, someone else is entitled to have the distributor transport covered gases through the pipeline, the distributor must operate, maintain and protect the pipeline to ensure the transportation is adequate, reliable and safe. Otherwise, the distributor must ensure the pipeline is operated and maintained and protected so that it is able to be used for the adequate, reliable and safe connection, transport and sale of covered gases. In this section— maintain includes repair and replace as necessary. s 42 amd 2006 No. 60 s 77 ; 2023 No. 25 s 31 sch 1 (sec.42-ssec.1) This section imposes obligations on a distributor for each distribution pipeline the subject of the distributor’s distribution authority. (sec.42-ssec.2) If, under this Act or another Act, someone else is entitled to have the distributor transport covered gases through the pipeline, the distributor must operate, maintain and protect the pipeline to ensure the transportation is adequate, reliable and safe. (sec.42-ssec.3) Otherwise, the distributor must ensure the pipeline is operated and maintained and protected so that it is able to be used for the adequate, reliable and safe connection, transport and sale of covered gases. (sec.42-ssec.4) In this section— maintain includes repair and replace as necessary.