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Gas Supply (Greater Johannesburg Transitional Metropolitan Council) By-law, 2000
- Published in Gauteng Provincial Gazette 79 on 28 June 2000
- Commenced on 28 June 2000
- [This is the version of this document from 28 June 2000 and includes any amendments published up to 4 April 2024.]
Chapter I
Introduction
1. Definitions
In these by-laws, unless the context otherwise indicates—2. Gas Supply Licence
3. Dornicilium Citandi
For the purposes of the service of any notice, order or other document in terms of these by-laws, the address of the consumer registered in the books of a licensee shall be deemed to be the domicilium citandi et executandi of the consumer.4. Service of Notices
Where any notice or other document is required by these by-laws to be served on any person, it shall be deemed to have been property served if served personally on him or any adult member of his household who signs for the receipt of such notice at his place of residence or business or if sent by registered post to the domicilium citandi et executandi contemplated in section 3.Chapter II
Conditions of gas supply
5. Application for Supply
6. Deposit
7. Refund of Deposit
Any sum deposited with a licensee by or on behalf of a consumer and any interest accruing on that sum in terms of subsection 6 (3) shall be refunded within 30 days after the termination of a consumer agreement and after the deduction of any amount due by the consumer to the licensee. Such refund shall not be transferable to any new consumer at the same premises.8. Termination of Consumer Agreement
9. Recovery of Expenses for Providing Services
If a consumer, for any reason whatsoever, terminates a consumer agreement within 12 months, or such other period as may be stated in a consumer agreement, after the service relating to such agreement has been installed, or fails to make use by purchasing suchminimum quantities, if any, as stipulated in the consumer agreement of the service during such period, he shall be liable to pay to the licensee the amount of any expenses incurred by the licensee in installing such service. -10. Failure to Terminate Consumer Agreement
11. Continuation of Supply to New Consumer
12. Notice of Arrears and Disconnection of Supply
13. Reconnection of Supply
14. Resale of Gas
15. Accounts
16. Inaccessibility of Consumer Meter
If the licensee is not able to gain access to a consumer meter for 2 consecutive meter-reading periods, the consumer shall, within 7 days of being notified verbally or in writing thereof, make arrangements to the satisfaction of the licensee to enable such meter to be read.17. Consumer's Liability for Licensee's Installation
Chapter III
General provisions relating to gas supplies
18. Provision of Service
19. Provision of Consumer Meter
20. Access to Isolating Valves
The Consumer shall ensure that the licensee has access to the isolating valve, installed on his own premises at the consumer meter, so that it may be operated at all times.21. Protection of Meters
22. Non-Return Valves
The consumer shall install an approved non-return valve immediately after the consumer meter (or after the consumer meter outlet valve where such valve has been fitted) if any air-gas mixing machine or any equipment is to be used, which in normal operation or as a result of any malfunction or combination of circumstances could give rise to a reverse flow through the service.23. Quantity of Gas Consumed
24. Dissatisfaction with Meter Reading or Inaccuracy of Meter
25. Failure of Consumer Meter to Register
26. Charge for Special Reading
Whenever at the request of a consumer, a reading of a consumer meter is taken at a time other than that of the usual periodical reading, the consumer shall pay to the licensee the charge determined by the licensee for such special reading.Chapter IV
TECHNICAL AND SAFETY STANDARDS
27. Compliance with Technical and Safety Standards
A licensee shall supply gas in accordance with technical and safety standards prescribed in, or approved pursuant to, the licence granted by the Council in terms of the Gas Licence by-laws.28. Testing of Internal Piping and Service (Private)
29. Maintenance of Internal Piping and Service (Private)
It shall be the sole responsibility of the consumer to maintain the internal piping and service (private) in good condition and repair at all times,30. Leakages in Internal Piping and Service (Private)
Repairs to leaks of internal piping or service (private) shall be made in accordance with approved standards determined by the licensee, and carried out by a registered gas installer.31. Check Tests
The licensee may at any time check any work being carried out by a gas installer on any internal piping, service (private) or appliance in respect of which gas is supplied by the licensee, and any fault found shall be rectified by the gas installer concerned within 48 hours of his being notified thereof, provided that is the gas installer is unwilling or unable to effect any such rectification, the licensee or its contractor may carry out the rectification required and may recover any costs associated with that rectification from the consumer.Chapter V
Contractor's and gas fitter's authority to conduct gas fitting
32. Prohibition of Gas Installations by Unregistered or Unapproved Persons
33. Duty to Produce Licence
The holder of a gas installer's registration or any similar approval shall produce such registration or approval or a certified duplicate thereof for inspection at any time when called upon to do so by the licensee.Chapter VI
Tariff structure
34. Tariff Structure Policy
A licensee may collect any charges due to it from a consumer for the supply of gas and any other related costs provided for in these by-laws; provided that the charges collected from the Consumer must be in accordance with the tariff structure set out in the Gas Licence by-laws as separately promulgated from time to time.Chapter VII
General
35. Defective Internal Piping, Meter or Appliance
36. Unauthorised Connections and Disconnections
No person shall, without the prior written authority of a licensee—37. Dangerous Pipes and Appliances
38. Building Over Main or Service
39. Demolition of Buildings
40. Non-liability of Licensee and Council
Neither the Council nor the licensee shall be held liable for any consequences to the consumer or another person for any stoppage, failure, variation, surge or other deficiency in the supply of gas from whatever cause.41. Inspections and Monitoring
42. Expenses Upon Breach of By-Law or Failure to Execute Work
Any expenses incurred by the licensee in consequence of a breach of any provision of these by-laws or in the execution of any work directed by any provision of these by-laws to be executed by any person and not executed by him, shall be paid by the person committing such breach or iaiting to execute such work to the licensee.43. Repeal of By-Laws
44. Date of Commencement
These by-laws shall commence on the date of publication in the Gauteng Provincial Gazette.History of this document
28 June 2000 this version
Cited documents 2
Legislation 2
1. | Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 | 944 citations |
2. | Department of Communications Rationalisation Act, 1998 | 438 citations |