Subject to the
provisions and within the limits of this Act, the company may —
(a)
erect, construct, lay down, establish, and fix all necessary works, and do and
perform all such other acts and things as may be thought necessary for
storing, supplying, and distributing oil, liquid fuel, petroleum spirits,
kerosene and petroleum products in or under any street, or in or under any
Crown lands, or in or under any railway or wharf;
(b)
open, break up, and interfere with any Crown lands, street, railway, or wharf,
and any sewer, water pipe, drain, or tunnel within or under any Crown lands,
street, railway, or wharf, and may lay down and place in, on, or under any
Crown lands, street, railway, or wharf, mains, conduits, service pipes, and
other works for the supply and distribution of oil, liquid fuel, petroleum
spirits, kerosene and petroleum products, and also may from time to time
repair, alter, or remove the same, and for the purposes aforesaid may remove
or use all earth and material in or under such Crown lands, street, railway,
or wharf:
Provided that the
power to open, break up, or interfere with any Crown lands, railway or wharf
shall not be exercised without the consent of the Minister 6 administering the
Land Acts or the Government Railways Act 1904 , or the
Port Authorities Act 1999 , respectively, subject to such conditions as the
Minister may deem expedient:
Provided, also, that
all plans and specifications for the construction of the necessary works for
storing and supplying or distributing in or under any street shall first be
submitted to and approved of by the Minister for Works 7 .
[Section 4 amended: No. 5 of 1999 s. 21.]