# Pipelines Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997, Regulation 5: Design of a pipeline

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/193/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pipelines-safety-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/regulation-5
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