83Minister may exempt gathering line from Pipelines Act

83 Minister may exempt gathering line from Pipelines Act S. 83(1) amended by No. 61/2005 s. 220. (1) The Minister may exempt a gathering line from the application of the **Pipelines Act 2005**. (2) The Minister— (a) may only grant an exemption in writing; and (b) may require that certain conditions be met before she or he grants the exemption; and S. 83(2)(c) amended by No. 61/2005 s. 220. (c) may exempt the gathering line wholly from the **Pipelines Act 2005** or from specified provisions of that Act; and (d) may impose conditions that must be complied with to maintain the exemption. S. 83(3) amended by No. 61/2005 s. 220. (3) The **Pipelines Act 2005** does not apply to a gathering line to the extent set out in any exemption granted under this section.