Gas (Metering) Regulations 2008 - Singapore Statutes Online

No. S 459

Gas Act

(Chapter 116A)

Gas (Metering) Regulations 2008

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 96 of the Gas Act, the Energy Market Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Trade and Industry, hereby makes the following Regulations:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Gas (Metering) Regulations 2008 and shall come into operation on 15th September 2008.

Definitions

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“accuracy limits” means the accuracy limits for a specified range of volume of gas as set out in the First Schedule;

“balancing period” means a period of one hour commencing on an hour bar and ending on the next following hour bar;

“BPCM installation” means a balancing period capable meter installation for which —

(a)	meter reading is not conducted for each balancing period;
(b)	meter data is recorded in the meter installation for each balancing period; and
(c)	meter data is available to the designated gas transporter at intervals longer than every hour;

“BPRM installation” means a balancing period read meter installation for which —

(a)	meter reading is conducted for each balancing period;
(b)	meter data is recorded in the meter installation for each balancing period; and
(c)	meter data is available to the designated gas transporter at hourly intervals;

“designated gas transporter” has the same meaning as in section 61A of the Act;

“DRCM installation” means a daily read capable meter installation for which —

(a)	meter data is recorded in the meter installation for each day; and
(b)	meter data is available to the designated gas transporter at intervals longer than every day;

“meter data” means all data collected and transferred from a meter installation, including the meter readings, the meter installation ID, the relevant balancing period, energy consumption and natural gas throughput volume and quality, where applicable;

“meter installation” means any meter and its associated equipment and installation, including any associated pipework, filter, valve, pressure regulating equipment, seal, housing, mounting, telemetry equipment, gas chromatograph and flow computer;

“meter installation ID” means the identification number given to each meter installation by the designated gas transporter;

“meter owner” means a person who owns any meter installation;

“participant” means a meter owner, direct access customer or gas shipper;

“party” means a designated gas transporter or participant;

“relevant direct access customer”, in relation to a meter owner, means a direct access customer who withdraws gas conveyed to his premises through a meter installation owned by the meter owner;

“relevant gas shipper”, in relation to a meter owner, means a gas shipper who ships gas into or out from, the point in a gas transmission pipeline where a meter installation owned by the meter owner is installed;

“retail customer” means a consumer, other than a direct access customer, who is supplied with gas by a gas retailer and whose premises are connected to a gas mains network.

(2) Except as otherwise expressly provided, any reference in these Regulations to a meter installation shall not include a reference to a meter installation located at the premises of a retail customer.

Made this 11th day of September 2008.

CHIANG CHIE FOO

Chairman,
Energy Market Authority of Singapore.

[CS/00301/14; AG/LEG/SL/116A/2004/4 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 96(4) of the Gas Act).

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