12Notification of venting or flaring gas

12 Notification of venting or flaring gas

12 Notification of venting or flaring gas

(1) A network operator must give the Secretary written notice if the network operator carries out unscheduled venting or flaring of gas in a gas network.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—2,000 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—100 penalty units.

(2) The written notice must be given within 28 days after the venting or flaring is carried out.

(3) In this section—

flaring, in relation to gas, means a controlled release of gas from a gas pipe involving the combustion of the released gas.

venting, in relation to gas, means a controlled release of gas from a gas pipe not involving the combustion of the released gas.