Pipelines Act 1967
5AMinister may require certain pipelines to be licensed
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5A Minister may require certain pipelines to be licensed
5A Minister may require certain pipelines to be licensed
(1) This section applies to—
(a) any prescribed pipeline, and
(b) any pipeline of a prescribed class,
being a pipeline of a kind referred to in section 5 (1) (a)–(h).
(2) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, declare that section 5 does not apply to such pipeline, being a pipeline to which this section applies, as may be specified in the order.
(3) An order under subsection (2) takes effect on—
(a) the date specified in the order, or
(b) if the order does not specify a date—the date the order is published in the Gazette.
s 5A: Ins 1985 No 217, Sch 2 (3). Am 2021 No 34, Sch 5[2]; 2022 No 26, Sch 2.24.