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PETROLEUM PIPELINES ACT 1969 - SECT 5

5 .         Power of Minister to make certain declarations for interpretation purposes

        (1)         The Minister may by order — 

            (a)         declare — 

                  (i)         a facility, or a facility of a class, specified in the order to be a pipeline facility; or

                  (ii)         a pipeline, or a pipeline of a class, specified in the order not to be a pipeline; or

                  (iii)         a body which is referred to in paragraph (c) of the definition of public authority in section 4(1) and which is specified in the order to be a public authority,

                for the purposes of this Act; or

            (b)         repeal an order made under this subsection.

        (2)         An order made under subsection (1) has legislative effect for the purposes of the definition of subsidiary legislation in section 5 of the Interpretation Act 1984 .

        (3)         A declaration of the kind referred to in subsection (1)(a)(i) may be made so as to have retrospective effect.

        [Section 5 inserted by No. 12 of 1990 2 s. 122.]



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