Section 133: General Duties of a Bulk Gas Storage Licensee.

The holder of a bulk gas storage licence shall undertake the activities contemplated by the licence in a manner that complies with the following general obligations—
(a) establish and make available to the public at its offices, the—
(i) procedure and terms for obtaining third party access or throughput services on an open access basis, and
(ii) method of response to the request for its services;
(b) construct, operate and maintain its facilities in a safe, economical, reliable, and environmentally sustainable manner taking into account any strategic plans formulated by the Authority;
(c) shut down its facilities in emergencies and in order to carry out maintenance or in response to curtailment directives issued by the Authority;
(d) where the licensee operates for its own account, grant to third parties the right to use or have access to capacity within its facilities for the purpose of ensuring competitive gas supply:
(e) consult with and obtain from the Authority written permission prior to any modification of technical and operational rule of practice concerning the operation of its facilities;
(f) conduct its licenced activities in a non-discriminatory manner under section 116 of this Act, where the licence is issued on an open access basis;
(g) manage its facilities as a reasonable and prudent operator; and
(h) abstain from activities, which in the opinion of the Authority may prevent, restrict or distort competition.