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Pipelines Act 2005
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115 Minister may restrict use of pipeline
(1) The Minister may serve a notice on a licensee under this section if the Minister considers it necessary to do so in the interests of safety or the protection of the environment.
(2) The notice may—
(a) limit the pressure at which a substance may be conveyed through the pipeline to a pressure stated in the notice; or
(b) prohibit the use of the pipeline either absolutely or for the conveyance of any thing other than a thing specified in the notice.
(3) The notice must specify the alterations, repairs or replacements required to be carried out to end the limitation or prohibition.
(4) The Minister must end the limitation or prohibition if the alterations, repairs or replacements specified in the notice have been carried out to the Minister's satisfaction.
S. 115(5) amended by No. 22/2023 s. 66.
(5) The licensee must comply with a limitation or prohibition in a notice served on the licensee under this section.