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Gas and Fuel Corporation (Gas Installation)
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1. Objective 1
2. Authorising provisions 1
3. Commencement 1
4. Amendment of references to Corporation 1
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STATUTORY RULES 1997
S.R. No. 146/1997
Gas Industry Act 1994
Gas and Fuel Corporation (Gas Installation)
(Further Amendment) Regulations 1997
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 9 December 1997
Responsible Minister:
ALAN STOCKDALE
Treasurer
SHARNE BRYAN
Clerk of the Executive Council
1. Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to amend the
Gas and Fuel Corporation (Gas Installation)
Regulations 1992 because of amendments made to
the Gas Industry Act 1994.
2. Authorising provisions
These Regulations are made under sections 102
and 105 of the Gas Industry Act 1994.
3. Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on the day
on which section 5 of the Gas Industry (Further
Amendment) Act 1997 comes into operation.
4. Amendment of references to Corporation
In the Gas and Fuel Corporation (Gas Installation)
Regulations 1992 1 —
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(a) in regulations 4 and 7 for "the Corporation"
(wherever occurring) substitute "a gas
transmission company or a gas distribution
company";
(b) in regulation 6—
(i) in the definition of "AG 601" for "the
Corporation" substitute "a gas
transmission company or a gas
distribution company";
(ii) in the definition of "consumer pipe" for
"the Corporation's meter" substitute "a
gas transmission company's or a gas
distribution company's meter";
(iii) in the definition of "gasfitting work" for
"the Corporation's meter" substitute "a
gas transmission company's or a gas
distribution company's meter";
(iv) in the definition of "gas installation" for
"the Corporation" substitute "a gas
transmission company or a gas
distribution company";
(v) in the definition of "reticulation" for
"the Corporation" substitute "a gas
transmission company or a gas
distribution company";
(vi) in the definition of "tamper" for
"Corporation" substitute "gas
transmission company or gas
distribution company";
(c) in regulations 9, 14(1), 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26,
27, 28, 30(2) and (3), 31, 32, 40 and 43 for
"Corporation" (wherever occurring)
substitute "Office of Gas Safety";
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(d) in regulation 15(1)—
(i) after "Corporation" (where first
occurring) insert "or Office of Gas
Safety";
(ii) for "Corporation" (where secondly
occurring) substitute "Office of Gas
Safety";
(e) in regulation 15(2)—
(i) after "Corporation" (where first
occurring) insert "or Office of Gas
Safety";
(ii) for "Corporation" (where secondly
occurring) substitute "Office of Gas
Safety";
(f) in regulations 16, 17 and 18 after
"Corporation" (wherever occurring) insert
"or Office of Gas Safety";
(g) in regulation 29(1) for "Corporation will
supply gas" substitute "Office of Gas Safety
will permit the supply of gas";
(h) in regulation 29(2)—
(i) for "Corporation may refuse to make a
permanent supply of gas available"
substitute "Office of Gas Safety may
refuse to permit a permanent supply of
gas to be made available";
(ii) for "by the Corporation" substitute "by
the Office of Gas Safety";
(i) in regulation 30(1)—
(i) for "The Corporation" substitute "The
Office of Gas Safety"
(ii) for "supplying" substitute "permitting
the supply of";
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(j) in regulation 30(4)—
(i) for "Corporation" (where first
occurring) substitute "Office of Gas
Safety";
(ii) for "Corporation may withhold or
withdraw" substitute "Office of Gas
Safety may order any person to
withhold or withdraw";
(k) in regulation 33 for "the Corporation"
substitute "the gas company from which the
gas was purchased";
(l) in regulation 34(1)—
(i) for "the Corporation" (where first
occurring) substitute "a gas
transmission company or a gas
distribution company";
(ii) for "the Corporation" (where secondly
and thirdly occurring) substitute "that
company";
(m) in regulation 34(2)—
(i) for "the Corporation" (where first
occurring) substitute "a gas
transmission company or a gas
distribution company";
(ii) for "the Corporation" (where last
occurring) substitute "that company";
(n) in regulation 35(1)—
(i) for "the Corporation" (where first
occurring) substitute "a gas
transmission company or a gas
distribution company";
(ii) for "the Corporation's meter" substitute
"that company's meter";
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(o) in regulation 35(2) for "the Corporation's
meter" substitute "a gas transmission
company's or a gas distribution company's
meter";
(p) in regulation 37—
(i) for "the Corporation's meter" substitute
"a gas transmission company's or a gas
distribution company's meter";
(ii) for "the Corporation" (where last
occurring) substitute "that company";
(q) in regulation 38 for "the Corporation's
meter" substitute "a gas transmission
company's or a gas distribution company's
meter";
(r) in regulation 39(1) for "the Corporation"
substitute "a gas transmission company, a
gas distribution company or the Office of
Gas Safety";
(s) in regulation 44—
(i) for "Corporation" (wherever occurring)
substitute "Office of Gas Safety";
(ii) for "Corporation's" (wherever
occurring) substitute "Office of Gas
Safety's";
(t) in Form A of Schedule 2—
(i) for "Gas and Fuel Corporation of
Victoria" substitute "Office of Gas
Safety";
(ii) omit "(Address application form to
appropriate Corporation office)";
(u) in Form B of Schedule 2 for "GAS AND
FUEL CORPORATION OF VICTORIA"
substitute "OFFICE OF GAS SAFETY";
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(v) in Schedule 4 for "the Corporation"
substitute "the Office of Gas Safety".
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NOTES
1 S.R. No. 119/1992 as amended by S.R. No. 22/1997.
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