75Ceasing to operate pipeline

#### 75 Ceasing to operate pipeline 75 Ceasing to operate pipeline > > (1) Except with the consent in writing of the Minister and subject to compliance with such conditions, if any, as are specified in the instrument of consent, a pipeline licensee shall not cease to operate the pipeline. > > > > Maximum penalty—500 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years, or both. > > > (2) It is not an offence against subsection (1) if the failure of the pipeline licensee to operate the pipeline— > > > > > (a) was in the ordinary course of operating the pipeline, > > > > > (b) was for the purpose of repairing or maintaining the pipeline, or > > > > > (c) was in an emergency in which there was a likelihood of loss or injury. > > **s 75:** Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1.