Bill 62 — A Bill To Amend the Pipe Line Act, 1958 (Legislature 13, Session 5)

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No. 62 5th Session, 13th Legislature, Alberta 7 Elizabeth II, 1959 BILL 62 A Bill to amend The Pipe Line Act, 1958 HON. MR. MANNING Printed by L. S. WALL, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. Edmonton, Alberta, 1959

Explanatory Note

Section 4, subsection (2) presently reads: "

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) but subject to the regulations, a person proposing to apply for a permit to construct a gas line, oil line or secondary line or any part thereof, or his agents, may enter upon any Crown or other lands lying in the intended route of the pipe lme, (a.) to make surveys, examinations or other necessary arrangements on the lands for fixing the site of the pipe line, or (

b) to set out and ascertain such parts of the lands in which an interest may be required for the pipe line.".

Section 5, subsection (2) presently reads: "

(2) An application for a permit (

a) shall be accompanied by a plan showing (

i) the proposed route of the pipe line coloured in red, (ii) the intended size and capacity of the pipe, and (iii) the location and capacity of each proposed installation, and (

b) shall have attached thereto a specification sheet in Form B In the

Schedule to this Act if the information required therein is not shown on the plan.".

Section 9, subsection (1) presently reads: "9.

(1) The Minister or a person authorized to do so by the Minister may grant a permit for a gas line, oil line or secondary line in accord ance with the plan and specifications originally submitted to the Department, or as changed or altered by him, as the case may be, and subject to such terms and conditions as he may express in the permit or he may refuse to grant the permit.".

Section 12, subsection (4) presently reads: "

(4) This

section does not apply (

a) to r.epairs or maintenance made in the ordinary 90urse Of. oper ating a gas line, oil line or secondary line, (

b) in an emergency, or (

c) to a modification made to an existing installation.".

BILL No. 62 of 1959

An Act to amend The Pipe Line Act, 1958 (Assented to , 1959) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Pipe Line Act, 1958, being

chapter 58 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1958, is hereby amended.

Section 4 is amended by striking out subsection (2) and by substituting the following:

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) but subject to the regulations, a person proposing to apply for a permit to construct a gas line, oil line or secondary line or any part thereof, or his agents may (

a) enter upon any Crown or other lands lying in the intended route of the pipe line to make surveys or examinations, or (

b) negotiate for the acquisition of interests in lands that may be required. for the pipe line.

Section 5, subsection (2) is amended (

a) as to clause (a) (

i) by adding at the end of subclause (

i) the word "and", (ii) by striking out subclause (ii), (

b) by striking out clause (

b) and by substituting the following: (

b) shall have attached thereto a specification sheet in Form B in the Schedule.

Section 9 is amended by striking out subsection (1) and by substituting the following: 9.

(1) A permit for a gas line, oil line or secondary line may be granted by the Minister or a person authorized to do so by the Minister subject to such terms and conditions as may be expressed in the permit or the Minister may re fuse to grant a permit.

Section 12 is amended by striking out subsection (4) and by substituting the following:

2 6. This amendment now provides for the granting of provisional licences. An application for a licence in a new Form C. and a specification sheet in a new Form D are added. Subsection (4) now becomes new

section

Section 14 presently reads: "14.

(1) No permittee shall c,ommence toe operation of a gas line or oil line or a secondary line for gas until he has (

a) tested the pipe line to the satisfaction of the Superintendent, (

b) furnished the Superintendent with a plan of survey in duplicate of the land In which an interest has been acquired for the pipe line, and (

c) applied for and obtained from the Superintendent a licence for the pipe line.

(2) The permittee of a secondary line for any substance other than gas is deemed to be the holder of a licence for the secondary line for a period of six months from the date operation of the secondary line commences but during that period he shall (

a) furnish the Superintendent with a plan of survey in duplicate of the land in which an interest has been acquired for the secondary line, and (

b) apply for and obtain from the Superintendent a licence for the secondary line.

(3) The plan of survey to be furnished under subsections (1) and (2) shall show on it the number of any permit granted with respect to the pipe line.

(4) No person shall operate a pipe line that was constructed or operated under an authority, other than one derived from

an Act of the Legislature relating to pipe lines, for any purpose under this Act until he has (

a) tested the pipe line to the satisfaction of the Superintendent, (

b) furnished the Superintendent with a plan of survey in duplicate of the land in which an interest has been acquired for the pipe line, and (

c) applied for and obtained from the Superintendent a licence if the pipe line is of a kind for which a licence il'! required.". 7. See note to clause

Section 15 presently reads:

2 (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to repairs or main tenance made in the course of operations, or in an emergency.

(5) Where changes are made to a gas line, oil line or secondary line in an emergency, particulars thereof shall be forwarded to the Superintendent immediately.

Section 14 is struck out and the following is substituted: 14.

(1) No person shall operate a pipe line other than a flow line unless he is the holder of a subsisting provisional licence or a sUbsisting licence.

(2) A provisional licence may be granted by an inspector or the Superintendent or a licence may be granted by the Superintendent after the pipe line has been tested to the satisfaction of the inspector or the Superintendent, as the case may be.

(3) A provisional licence shall not be granted for a period exceeding six months but the period may be extended by the Superintendent if in his opinion the circumstances warrant it.

(4) A permittee of a secondary line for any substance other than gas shall be deemed to be the holder of a pro visional licence for the secondary line for a period of six months from the date operation of the secondary line com mences but during that period he shall (

a) furnish the Superintendent with particulars of the testing of the secondary line, and (

b) apply for and obtain a licence for the secondary line from the Superintendent.

(5) An application for a licence shall be made to the Superintendent in Form C in the

Schedule accompanied by (

a) a plan in triplicate showing (

i) the surveyed location of the land in which an interest has been acquired for the pipe line or the location of the pipe line where an interest in land has not been acquired, (ii) the location and capacity of each installation, (iii) where the size of the pipe changes, the point at which the change occurs, (iv) in an insert, the location of the pipe within the land in which an interest was acquired, and (

v) the number of the permit or permits granted with respect to the pipe line, and (

b) a specification sheet in Form D in the Schedule.

(6) Upon the granting of a licence, a copy of the plan supplied under subsection (5) identified as the p}an referred to in the licence shall be returned to the applIcant.

Section 15 is struck out and the following is sub stituted:

3 "15. Notwithstanding

section 14, where a .permittee is not able to comply with subsection (1) or (2) thereof wlth respect to the plan of survey for the gas line, oil line or secondary line, the Superintendent may grant a licence subject to the licensee furnishing the Superinten dent with the prescribed plan within such time as the Superintendent may specify.". 8. Self-explanatory. 9. (

a) A form of transfer of permit or licence is prescribed. (

b) Hypothecation of licence or permit. (

c) Memorandum of hypothecation and subsections (3) and 4) of present

section 19 revised.

Section 19 reads: "19.

(1) No transfer of a permit or licence is valid without the consent of the Minister and the registration of the instrument of transfer in the Department.

(2) Upon registration of an instrument of transfer the transferee sl}all thereupon become the permittee or licensee, as the case may be.

(3) A permittee of a gas line, oil line or secondary line shall not, without the consent of the Minister, (

a) sell or lease to any person his permit in whole or in part, or (

b) enter into an agreement (

i) for amalgamation with any other person, or (ii) for the operation of his gas line, oil line or secondary line.

(4) A licensee of a pipe line, other than a flow line, shall not, without the consent of the Minister, (a.) sell or lease to any person his licence in whole or in part, or (

b) enter into an agreement (

i) for amalgamation with any other person, or (ii) for the operation of his pipe line.". 10. Self-explanatory.

3 15 .. No person shall operate a pipe line excepted under

section 3 for any purpose under this Act other than for a flow line until he has (

a) furnished the Superintendent with particulars of the testing of the pipe line, and (

b) applied for and obtained a licence from the Super intendent.

Section 16 is amended by adding immediately after subsection (4) the following:

(5) The Superintendent after the granting of a licence under this

section may require the licensee to furnish a specification sheet in Form D in the Schedule.

Section 19 is amended (

a) by striking out subsection (1) and by substituting the following: 19.

(1) A transfer of a permit or licence is not valid under this Act until the instrument of transfer in Form E in the

Schedule is registered in the Department. (

b) by striking out subsection (3) and by substituting the following:

(3) Where a permit or licence is hypothecated, the instrument of hypothecation may be registered in the Department. (

c) by striking out subsection (4) and by substituting the following:

(4) Upon registration of an instrument under subsection (3), the Minister shall cause a memo randunl thereof to be endorsed on or attached to the departmental copy of the permit or licence.

(5) Without the consent of the Minister, a pipe line other than a flow line shall not, in whole or in part, be sold or leased, or be operated by any person other than the licensee.

(6) A permittee or licensee of a pipe line other than a flow line shall not, without the consent of the Minister, enter into an agreement for amal gamation with any other person.

Section 21 is amended by adding immediately after subsection (4) the following:

(5) No pipe line for which a licence has been granted shall be used for the transmission of any substance other than the substance authorized by the licence.

(6) Upon an application being made by a licensee to use his pipe line for the transmission of a substance other than the substance authorized by his licence, the Superinten dent may amend the licence or cancel the licence and issue a new licence subject to such terms and conditions as he may prescribe.

4 II. Self-explanatory.

Section 30 presently reads: "30. No person, without the authority of the Director of Mines of the Department and the Superintendent shall construct a pipe Une or part thereof so as to interfere with the present workings of a mine or quarry or obstruct any opening thereto.". 13. Form A amended to provide a space for dating. 14. New forms prescribed.

Section 29 is amended by adding immediately after subsection (2) the following:

(3) The Superintendent may cancel the licence or amend the licence on the taking up or removal of the pipe line or part thereof.

Section 30 is amended (

a) by renumbering the

section as subsection (1), (

b) by adding immediately after the renumbered sub section (1) the following:

(2) If during construction or operation of a pipe line any damage occurs to a gate, fence, other pipe line or to a private or public utility, the per mittee or the licensee, as the case may be, shall immediately cause the damage to be repaired un less an arrangement has otherwise been made with the owner thereof. 13. Form A in the

Schedule is amended by inserting above the space provided for signature the following: "Dated ........................................ " . 14. Form B in the

Schedule is struck out and the follow ing is substituted: FORM B (Section 5) SPECIFICATION SHEET FOR A SECONDARY LINE .................................. (';i~~~ . '~i . ~pp'li~"a:;it) ................................. . 1. Outside diameter of pipe and wall thickness. 2. Pipe specifications. 3. Minimum yield strength of pipe. 4. Is pipe new or used. 5. Maximum operating pressure in psig. 6. Proposed field test pressure in psig. 7. Design capacity. 8. Specifications of fittings and valves. 9. Minimum earth cover. 10. Protective coating. 11. Remarks. per ............................................. . NOTE: A separate specification sheet is required for each size of pipe to be used. or

5 SPECIFICATION SHEET FOR A GAS LINE .................................. (';;d~~' '~i' ~pp"zi~~~t)" ............................... . 1. Outside diameter of pipe and wall thickness. 2. Pipe specifications. 3. Minimum yield strength of pipe. 4. Is pipe new or used. 5. Maximum operating pressure in psig. 6. Proposed field test pressure in psig. 7. Design capacity in MCF per day or MMCF per day. 8. Specifications of fittings and valves. 9. Minimum earth cover. 10. Protective coating. 11. Inlet pressure in psig. 12. Outlet pressure in psig. 13. Remarks. p·er ............................................. .

NOTE: A separate specification sheet is required for each size of pipe to be used. or SPECIFICATION SHEET FOR AN OIL LINE (name of applicant) 1. Outside diameter of pipe and wall thickness. 2. Pipe specifications. 3. Minimum yield strength of pipe. 4. Is pipe new or used. 5. Maximum operating pressure. 6. Proposed field test pressure. 7. Design capacity of throughput in barrels per day. 8. Specifications of fittings and valves. 9. Minimum earth cover. 10. Protective coating. 11. Elevation at inlet in feet.

6 12. Elevation at outlet in feet. 13. Inlet pressure in psig. 14. Outlet pressure in psig. 15. Viscosity of oil S.S.V. 16. Remarks. per ............................................. . NOTE: A separate specification sheet is required for each size of pipe to be used. FORM C (Section 14) APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE TO: Superintendent of Pipe Lines, Department of Mines and Minerals, Edmonton, Alberta. (name of applicant) (address) hereby makes application for a licence to operate a ...........

" ....................................................................... line for the transmission of .... ........................................................... from a point in ................................................................................... . to a point in ............................................................................... . This pipe line was constructed under Permit(

s) numbered Dated ............................................... . per ............................................. . FORMD (Section 14) SPECIFICATION SHEET ( name of applicant) 1. Outside diameter of pipe and wall thickness. 2. Design capacity.

7 3. Pipe specifications. 4. Minimum yield strength of pipe. 5. Year pipe line constructed. 6. Specifications of fittings and valves. 7. Attach one copy of each general arrangement draw ing with material specifications of: (

a) valve assemblies, (

b) pressure reducing stations, (

c) compressor plants, (

d) meter stations, (

e) air mixing plants, (

f) heating installations, (

g) drip pockets, (

h) pipe line bridges, (

i) pumping stations, (

j) storage tanks, (

k) any other installation. 8. Maximum operating pressure. 9. Field test pressure. 10. Minimum earth cover. 11. Cathodic protection. 12. Remarks. per ....................... . NOTE: This form is required for: Between: (

a) each size of pipe installed, (

b) each change in maximum operating pressure. FORM E (Section 19) TRANSFER (hereinafter called "the transferor") -and- (hereinafter called "the transferee") The transferor being the holder of ............... . No ................. dated the ... day of 19 .... , in consideration of ....... . ............................... ............. . " ............. . ........ . payment of which by the transferee is hereby acknowledged by the transferor, hereby transfers unto the transferee the said ................................................................................... .

8 15.

(1) Section 4, subsection (2), clause (

k) of The Boilers and Pressure Vessels Act presently reads: "

(2) This Act does not apply to (

k) piping or pipe lines subject to inspection by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners for the Province of Alberta.".

(2) The purpose of this amendment is to place pipe lines in the same position with respect to The Engineering Profession Act as mines, minerals and pressure vessels, for the purpose of the practice of professional engineering.

Section 10 of The Engineering Profession Act presently reads: ,~'10. Nothing in

section 8 or in

section 45 shall be construed as alter ing or affecting any provision or regulation of or made under any Act of the Province relating to mines, minerals or pressure vessels, or as applying to any person who in accordance with such a provision or regulation undertakes or does anything required by the provision or regulation." • Commencement date July 1, 1959. See R.S.A. 1995, c. 320, s. 4(4).

8 The transferee hereby accepts the transfer to him of the said ................................ ............... .................... . .......... . The post office address of the transferee is ........................ . Dated this day of .................... 19 ..... ( witnes.~) (transferor) (witness) (transferee) NOTE: Affidavits of execution are required unless exe cuted under corporate seal. 15.

(1) The Boilers and prressure Vessels Act, being

chapter 27 of the Revised Statutes, is hereby amended by striking out clause (

k) of subsection (2) of

section 4 thereof and by substituting the following: (

k) gas lines, oil lines or secondary lines within the meaning of The Pipe Line Act, 1958.

(2) The Engineering Profession Act, being

chapter 101 of the Revised Statutes, is hereby amended by adding im mediately after the word "minerals" where it occurs in

section 10 thereof the words H, pipe lines-".

No. 62 FIFTH SESSION THIRTEENTH LEGISLATURE 7 ELIZABETH II 1959 BILL

An Act to amend The Pipe Line Act, 1958 Received and read the First time. Second time .. Third time. HON. MR. MANNING Title: 1959 (13th, 5th) Bill 62,

An Act to amend The Pipe Line Act, 1958

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