Section 191: General duties of a petroleum liquids transportation pipeline owner.

The holder of a petroleum liquids transportation pipeline licence shall undertake the activities contemplated by the licence in a manner that best complies with the following general obligations -
a establish and make available to the public at its offices, the -
(i) procedure for obtaining and terminating transmission and interconnection services, and
(ii) method of response to the request for its service;
b construct, operate and maintain its petroleum liquids transportation pipeline in a safe, economical, and reliable manner taking into account any strategic plans formulated by the Authority;
c manage supply shortfalls and meet on a reasonable endeavours basis requests for transportation above contractual volumes;
d shut down its petroleum liquids transportation pipeline in emergencies and in order to carry out maintenance or in response to curtailment directives issued by the Authority;
e provide access on a non-discriminatory basis under section 116 of this Act, where the licence is granted on a common carrier basis and provide for third party access pursuant to the licence conditions where the transportation pipeline is operated for the own account of the licensee;
f consult with the Authority and obtain written permission prior to any modification of technical and operational rules of practice concerning the operation of its pipeline;
g manage its transportation pipeline as a reasonable and prudent operator; and
h abstain from activities, which in the opinion of the Authority may prevent, restrict or distort competition.