Oil Pipelines Act

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I

Preliminary

SECTION

1.   Short title and extent.

1. Interpretation.
2. Power to grant permit to survey and oil pipeline licence.

PART II

Permit to survey

1. Permit to survey.
2. Effect of permit to survey.
3. Notice before entry, damage, compensation, etc.

PART III

Oil pipeline licence

PART IV

Compensation

1. Oil pipeline licence.
2. Application for licence and notice thereof.
3. Notice of objection.
4. Inquiry and report thereafter.
5. Rights and obligations of the holder of a licence.
6. Power to impose restrictions on use of adjoining lands
7. Deviations
8. Restrictions in respect of certain public facilities.
9. Restrictions upon entry in respect of venerated land.
10. Obligations in respect of accommodation works.< /li>
11. Terms and conditions of licences.< /li>
12. Use of oil pipeline by a person other than the owner.
13. Court having jurisdiction as to compensation.
14. Basis of assessment of compensation.
15. Compensation where local community interested.
16. Parties in possession as owners to be deemed entitled to lands.
17. Exoneration upon payment.

PARTV

Miscellaneous

SECTION

1. Proceedings where possession of land withheld.
2. Penalty for hindering the taking possession of lands, etc.
3. Deviation when land required for public purpose.
4. Effect of breach of terms or conditions.
5. Disposal of pipeline and installations on termination of licence.
6. Sale of licence by court to be approved by Minister.
7. Effect of this Act upon other enactments.
8. Fees.
9. Offences by bodies corporate.
10. Regulations.
11. Delegation of powers of Minister.

[NOTE.- The measurements used in this Act are Irnperial measurements; and they are to be converted into metric measurements as and when required.]

An Act to make provision for licences to be granted for the establishment and main-
tenance of pipelines incidental and supplementary to oil fields and oil mining, and for purposes ancillary to such pipelines.

[1956 No. 31.1965 No. 24.]

[4th October, 1956]

[ Commencement.]

PART I

Preliminary

1. Short title and extent

This Act may be cited as the Oil Pipelines Act and shall apply throughout the Federa-
tion.

1. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-

“licence” means an oil pipeline licence granted under the provisions of this Act;