Gas Supply Act 1993 read together with the Gas Supply (Amendment) Act 2016 and Gas Supply Regulations 1997 (“the Regulations”) is the main gas legislation that governs the business of Gas Malaysia Distribution Sdn. Bhd. Gas Malaysia Distribution Sdn. Bhd is granted the distribution license by Suruhanjaya Tenaga to distribute natural gas. Gas Malaysia Distribution Sdn. Bhd. is also bound by the requirements of the Third-Party Access Code for Malaysian Distribution Pipelines (TPA Code) issued by Suruhanjaya Tenaga.
The gas legislation provides a regulatory framework where both the government and industry players are expected to be responsible in ensuring the economy, quality, efficiency, reliability and safe delivery of natural gas. High standards are set by the Act for appropriate systems and practices to be put in place.
The Regulations provides a comprehensive set of preventive measures to ensure the safety of the gas pipelines, during installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance, repair, upgrading and removal of the system. Provisions also exist to deal with foreseeable problems such as third-party intrusions and tampering with the gas system.
As a licensed natural gas distributor, we are also governed by the Incentive-Based Regulation (IBR) framework administered by the Suruhanjaya Tenaga. IBR ensures that our tariffs are set based on certain levels of efficiency and performance without compromising the safety and quality of our services. Please visit the Suruhanjaya Tenaga website to find out more.
There are also general obligations for Gas Malaysia Distribution Sdn. Bhd. listed under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994, which is to provide a safe workplace and work system for all office buildings and construction worksites.
Likewise, the Department of Occupational Safety and Health continues to issue permits to install and operate gas facilities and infrastructure located Gas Malaysia Distribution Sdn. Bhd. facilities and premises, in accordance with the provisions of the Factories and Machinery Act 1967.
Information Security Management System (ISMS)
We recognise the importance of securing information assets.
We have in place a systematic and structured approach to manage information so that it remains secure. The certification received marks an important milestone for our ISMS best practices in information security.
Being certified to the ISMS sets out the policies and procedures that systematically manage Gas Malaysia Distribution Sdn. Bhd.’s sensitive data. The goal of this ISMS is to minimise risk and ensure business continuity by pro-actively limiting the impact of any security breach that occurs.
