§ 58-5-910 Short title
§ 58-5-920 Definitions
§ 58-5-930 Compliance with orders and regulations relating to federal safety standards
§ 58-5-940 Assessments against gas utilities for administrative expenses and charges
§ 58-5-950 Employment of staff; legal representation
§ 58-5-960 Compliance with safety standards
§ 58-5-970 Adoption and enforcement of federal standards for pipeline facilities and transportation
§ 58-5-980 Additional minimum safety standards
§ 58-5-990 Application for rehearing; judicial review
§ 58-5-1000 Certain gas utilities shall file plans for inspection and maintenance of pipeline facilities; revision of plans
§ 58-5-1010 Records and reports of gas utilities; inspections and investigations; accident reports
§ 58-5-1020 Duties of certain gas utilities with regard to safety standards, inspection and maintenance plans and records
§ 58-5-1030 Civil penalties
§ 58-5-1040 Injunctive relief
§ 58-5-1050 Interaction with federal agencies
§ 58-5-1060 Article inapplicable to liquefied petroleum gas
§ 58-5-1070 Article inapplicable to anhydrous ammonia
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 58 > Chapter 5 > Article 9 - South Carolina Gas Safety Act of 1970

  • commission: means the Public Service Commission of the State of South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 58-5-920
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Federal safety standards: shall mean the minimum standards of gas safety adopted by the United States Department of Transportation pursuant to the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (P. See South Carolina Code 58-5-920
  • gas: means natural gas, flammable gas or gas which is toxic or corrosive. See South Carolina Code 58-5-920
  • gas utility: includes persons, corporations and gas authorities, municipalities, public service districts and other political subdivisions of this State and which are not subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Power Commission as provided for by Section 3(b) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968. See South Carolina Code 58-5-920
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes all individuals, partnerships or associations, cooperatives, lessees, assignees, trustees, receivers or other successors in interest, other than corporations. See South Carolina Code 58-5-920
  • pipeline facilities: shall mean new and existing pipe rights-of-way and any equipment, facility or building used in the transportation of gas or the treatment of gas during the course of transportation; but the Commission is not authorized to prescribe the location or routing of any pipeline facility "rights-of-way. See South Carolina Code 58-5-920
  • public: means the public generally, or any limited portion of the public, including a person or corporation. See South Carolina Code 58-5-920
  • regulatory staff: means the executive director or the executive director and the employees of the Office of Regulatory Staff. See South Carolina Code 58-5-920
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • transportation of gas: when used in this article means gathering, transmission, distribution, and storage of gas. See South Carolina Code 58-5-920
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.