Petroleum (Pipe-Lines) Act · s 4

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4. (1) If any pipe-line shall be used or laid and con-nected in contravention of the provisions of section 3, it shall be lawful for the Minister by notice in writing to be served upon the owner or occupier of any lands whereon such pipe-line may· be laid or through which it may pass, to require that such pipe-line be immediately disconnected and rendered useless for the purpose of conveying oil.
(2) In any case in which the owner or occupier of any
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such land is not known or cannot be found, such notice may
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be served by affixing the same in some conspicuous place in such lands.
(3) Should the requirements of any such notice not be complied with within 48 hours of the service or affixing thereof, it shall be lawful for any person authorised in writ-ing by the Minister with such workmen and assistants as may be necessary to enter upon any land and carry out the re-quirements of such notice, and thereafter to re-enter from

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time to time to enforce and keep enforced such require-ments without order or further authority.
( 4) Production of such written authority shall be suf-ficient evidence of the issue thereof, and no proof of the signatures thereon shall be necessary.
( 5) Any person obstructing the execution by any person so authorised, his workmen or assistants of anything required to be done to give effect to the requirements of any such notice so long as the same is in operation shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of $500.
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A person who, after any pipe-lin~ has been discon-nected in accordance with the provisions of section 4, recon-nects the same, without having applied for and received permission under section 3 shall be guilty of an offence:
Penalty, a fine of $500 and $100 for each day during which such pipe-line continues so re-connected.

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s 4

(1)

If any pipe-line shall be used or laid and con-nected in contravention of the provisions of section 3, it shall be lawful for the Minister by notice in writing to be served upon the owner or occupier of any lands whereon such pipe-line may· be laid or through which it may pass, to require that such pipe-line be immediately disconnected and rendered useless for the purpose of conveying oil.

(2)

In any case in which the owner or occupier of any

such land is not known or cannot be found, such notice may

be served by affixing the same in some conspicuous place in such lands.

(3)

Should the requirements of any such notice not be complied with within 48 hours of the service or affixing thereof, it shall be lawful for any person authorised in writ-ing by the Minister with such workmen and assistants as may be necessary to enter upon any land and carry out the re-quirements of such notice, and thereafter to re-enter from

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time to time to enforce and keep enforced such require-ments without order or further authority.

( 4) Production of such written authority shall be suf-ficient evidence of the issue thereof, and no proof of the signatures thereon shall be necessary.

( 5) Any person obstructing the execution by any person so authorised, his workmen or assistants of anything required to be done to give effect to the requirements of any such notice so long as the same is in operation shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of $500.

A person who, after any pipe-lin~ has been discon-nected in accordance with the provisions of section 4, recon-nects the same, without having applied for and received permission under section 3 shall be guilty of an offence:

Penalty, a fine of $500 and $100 for each day during which such pipe-line continues so re-connected.