Petroleum (Pipe-Lines) Act · 1984 Revised Edition
Section 3
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
( 1) It shall not be lawful for any person to use or to lay and connect on any land in Brunei (whether such land is or is not the property of any such person) any pipes without permission first had and obtained.
person
"person" includes a corporation, whether aggre-gate or sole; Interpreta-tion
Permission to lay pipe-lines necessary
pipe
"pipe" and "pipe-line" mean a pipe or pipe-line used or intended to be used for conveying pet-roleum or the products of petroleum in bulk from a place of main storage to a point of distribution or a point of export from Brunei;
Every person desirous of obtaining permission to use or to lay and connect any such pipe-line shall apply in writing to the Minister for leave to do so.
pipe-line
"pipe" and "pipe-line" mean a pipe or pipe-line used or intended to be used for conveying pet-roleum or the products of petroleum in bulk from a place of main storage to a point of distribution or a point of export from Brunei;
Such application shall be accompanied by a plan of the lands showing, as nearly as may be, the names of the
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Notice to disconnect pi.Pe-line laid without permission
Petroleum (Pipe-lines)
petroleum
"petroleum" means petroleum as defined in the cap. Petroleum Mining Act;
owners and occupiers thereof, and also the course and direc-tion of the pipe-line and the position of any pumping stations, tanks or other works in connection with such pipe-line.
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in
Council may thereupon, and upon such terms and condi-tions as he may think fit, grant permission to such petition-er-
to use any pipe-line;
to lay and connect any pipe-line over such lands as may be the property of the petitioner or over which he may have obtained way leave, and as to such lands, if any, as are not his property or over which he has not obtained way leave, to pro-ceed under section 6.
Terms defined in s 2
person
Defined · s 2"person" includes a corporation, whether aggre-gate or sole; Interpreta-tion
petroleum
Defined · s 2"petroleum" means petroleum as defined in the cap. Petroleum Mining Act;
pipe
Defined · s 2"pipe" and "pipe-line" mean a pipe or pipe-line used or intended to be used for conveying pet-roleum or the products of petroleum in bulk from a place of main storage to a point of distribution or a point of export from Brunei;
pipe-line
Defined · s 2"pipe" and "pipe-line" mean a pipe or pipe-line used or intended to be used for conveying pet-roleum or the products of petroleum in bulk from a place of main storage to a point of distribution or a point of export from Brunei;