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Regulation 5 Design of a pipelineI1

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

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The operator shall ensure that a fluid is not conveyed in the pipeline unless the pipeline has been so designed that, so far as is reasonably practicable, it can withstand—

(a)

forces arising from the pipeline’s operation;

(b)

the fluids that may be conveyed in the pipeline; and

(c)

the external forces and the chemical processes to which the pipeline may be subjected.

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Commencement

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Reg. 5 in operation at 12.5.1997, see reg. 1