Appendix 7

Natural Gas (price For Supplies

. By Producers) Rules 1976

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T.<;1;":!:·.lJac1, tllr. 31c;t i\IIt.;"St." 1970

s.n.o.86)(I)/76.- J'n o x o r-o I x o or tIle pOII'er:<=; ronfnl'I'n(l l i y sf:'ct,ioJl.2 or

Po It e ~ ~ II 1 i\ t i.(1 n
t. II 0 [ ~ 11 11('.~ ;\ I J dO; 1 I' I (~l d s ;,nd H.-!.lIernl Dc-ve 1 0fl"lr~ n t. (l'Ov ",r n mo r i t;
Control) i\<;t, 1948(;(XTV of 1<)48), th~ Federal Gov~rnl1lellt is plea:<=;('d ,
L0
lOacl~ tile following ""l0.s, n a m o Ly t-«

1. ~llrJrt title and C(1mlll~nr.L~tn""l-.- '1'hc.<;e ,'ulc.<; l'1uy l>(' c<:111f:'d the

;l\'atural Gas (Price for Supplies by l'rndllccrs) H.ulel'>, 1976~

(2. )They shall come i rrro fore e at o nr: f~.

2. Do fLn Lt Lo n Tn l.;hp.~e 1'111e~. unlp.sc; t.hl~re i.e; nnytll;n~ r ep u gna n t;
;»

in the subject 01'" context, __

(a) '!Authorityll me an s the Director Gen"'ral Gas or .iny officer
appointed by the Fecl~ral Go v or-nrue rrt, to exerc:;;<;e the pOh'crR
and p e r-f'o r-rn tho functi.ons of the Aut.h or-J Ly u nd er- these
rules;
(b) lICOnStlr11erll means a ny [lnrson who .ie: sllp!ll~.p.ll Idth gaR f r-o m a
.leaRc u r o a by a pro(lll<;nr a n rl .i nc11H1CB II 1 Lc e n s e o a s rIcfi ned
in the Na t u r a L' (;U~ Hul c s, 1<)60; .
(c) lI g a .c.: " rnnn n s rrn t.m-n L gn~ u nm Lx od lind nat.ur-u l q:ns m t xr-d w:lth
art i fie .iaL gaR a nd i ncl.u d e s all o t ho r- flu ttl hyd r-o c ar-bo n«
not defined ns Oil; I
(d) "loa~e area" rne a n s any' llrea Le a s e d u nrl er- th<'l PA!<if:t.an
Pp.trolellJn tProcltwti.onJ Ru Les .... 1<)49, for e xp Lo Lt.n t Lo r- of nn t.u r-a Lc
gas Or oil; a~d I
le) "Proclucer" means n P'>l'~on to whom "a leac:e area hns b~en
leased, \~het her alone or joint 1.y llith any oth(}r : person 01'"
p e r a o n s , and who pr-o duc e.a gaR from Ruch area. J

3. POHer to fix pd.ces.-(l) Not\\'itbRtand:lng the terllLc; of a ny to

contract, tile AuthoritY'upon :I.ts ow n mo t J.o n or on a pp Ld o a t f o n made it

by II producer 01'" any illt~re~ted p'~rson Ahall, by not.J.I'd o a t.t o n t n i he

offic~1I1 GnzetLe, fix the {ll'.i<ec 01' p r-Lc e s to lJe paid [01'" gj'S :in all 01'"

any of the I'o Ll ow I ng c a s e s , namely j ­

(a) in its n a t.n r-a L ~tate "q anti when produced from ;he WOIln<1
at tilt') Aeporato\' exit, ,~hcT'e" ~eparllt.ol" ;6 oxr~oyecl, an~\:in
all o t.lre r- r.U:<le~ U"'l 11l1d ,~h('!n producell from t;he l~f'l1.hellc1 e i th e r­
alone or ;n n~c.::oci.Ht:iQn l-t:fLll of;h~r hy d r-o o n r-b o n e ]
. .
(b) befol"'c 1t has b e o n del:l.vered int~o nny .~nA I';pp'l;.in~j
teJ b e fo r-o i t liaR lio c n LreaLed, prOC(l<::se(\ 01' 11IIri['led;
(d) at any p o i nt, on th~ gas p i p o Ll n o s c o nrroo t.Ln s; t:he w e Ll I'uvarl , or
the gas exit from t',p' ~ep:lr<lt.(lr, ,dU, a ny ilbS0rption p La nt; or
e c r-u b b i n.; p La nt.]
te) g-nthered a nr l rlel.;.vnred L o <.III ab s o rp t.Lo n pLa nr. or f"cr\JLujn!,.;'
pLa nt: for pr-o c e s si ng Or tl'p.ilLl\lel't.
(:L) In fixing t.,hr~ pri(-:'e 'JI' p r Lc e x limier <u b r-r-u I r~ (1). tile An Lh o r-! Ly

:-;!la11 r,,:-:i.ve du e consi.dol'at-i.on to­

(a.) tlte .safegllarding of t..h~~ I nt er-es t s '11:' thr~ producer:<=; and
m~ I'" S ;
c o fl .s II H n rl

(IJ) any nat.;nnnl or publ ir; -fnLc~I'ef3t that.. :in t.h~ AlIL.hol,ity s opin:for
'
may b,~ uff(~(;tr:d uy thl' flxirw 0[' Sl\r.ll prir.p.s.
4. bf[ecL of f{xinf~ prir.c~.- F n proell1C'pr sl'llll e:ell nr off,,!"' [nr sale
'(~ilS 1.0CflllSIIJn0r ""lid n'1 CO[1"""'l'r' ,<;'!,'1 1 Illly !~ilR 1.'rl)lll C\ I'rOdll<;cr cxccpt,­
a
nt tlhe pl'iccs fi.x<;!d by thr. /\ut..hor.lLy ["0m time to tiln~' in i\rcorcl.nr,ce \";1...11
rule J.
5. Revi.~\'i or pri.r.~s.- TIlr. i\utltority ,-~-f"II!~I' 0n .-fL" own In0Llfl[1'1r on

appl.irut-fon m,l«e Lo it. i.n l'iri-tin,"; L.f <t flrl)dll('.~r f'Jr nny interel"tecl pprS(1n

shall, if nec{~c::e;ary, t'evielt tlte I!rir:e~. I

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6. R8coru~ and. accounts. - Ev cry pr' o d u c e I' shall rn a d ~J kp-e P. a n d p r e s c r-v e

for s 1.1 c h per j 0 d rm c], a Cco u n i. S J r ,-':: 01' d S 0 f C () oS t a c c 011 n Lin i=i J [J roc e d 1Ir e c; ,
corre.c;po~ldcnceJ memr)ran(!<lJ pap"'l',sJ b o o ks and o Ll vo r- l".)COrr!s a61i.:h~ }\ptlJ()rity
may SP~~Cl f y .or .reqldrc.to r examination and insf1ectton, and shpll sllb,nit
to the /"lthoI::ity sn i c h ac co u nt s , Sl<.tistrs. ~n(! .i.nfo r-ma t f.o n in [SUCh forms
fOI' such p c r ri.o ds as the '\l1thority may ~pecJfy.
1 7. h'i Lf'u L JJinde~'ance in ~lIl>Jni I t :lnt"! r ..~cords" etc, unla.\;,CuJ. r
r• •
No. p e r s o n shall w i Lf'u lLy JDnd(~r, d o La y , OJ' o b s t.r-uc t. t.h(' n1aki,ng, t-=;\lbrnli:tl nr
or keeping of a ny inform:lt.i on,,· t.lOCIJlnCJ1t, r(~p'Jrt" ml,I!10pandIJ'JI, rl:r.ord or
account 1;e1lldredtooe made" sl1!JniU,~(1 nr kept. n rxl or- t;hec:;c rlilc.s.
S. Saving.- Nothing o o nl a Lnnd in t.h e s c u-u.l e s .<:;11.·,1.1 a f'f'o c t, t.l,('
ri::!-JI!.
of- a p r-o d uc e r- under any ;J.~.;reerllen'~ \;illt a o o nsru rn n r- or- in accot'cJanr.e \VJt:h
any Law vt;o charge Or recover from t.h e c o n s urnor- any tax0.'''J clu t.f.e s Or
otl1erpa~'mcnts r-e qu Lr o d to, be· mn rl o by the pr-o du c o r- on a cr-o u nt. of StiPP' i r.,s
of ~<.lS to c o rrsiu me r-a , ­
y. Penalty for br each 0 f . r-u L es.- \vhop.vm' comnit s fI. b r e ac h of t.h e s e
d.0$ sahlI he pn n-i.s h ab Lr, ,.,,:I.th impr:fsoT'JTIcnt fop II term ·'."h:fch mn y e;~teT1d
\.-0 t h r-oo ye ar- or ",iLh fine, or wit.l: b or.h ,

H .l·I,\ STIJTp)f)Tt-:
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Add:f t:toll<.ll S,,~c:r~t:.ary

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