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(1) Where non-compliant gas is delivered by a shipper to the transmission system, the shipper shall indemnify the utility for costs and expenses properly incurred by the utility from the delivery of the non-compliant gas, including expenses incurred to

(a) clean the whole or a part of the transmission system or rectify damage caused to it;

(b)ensure that the transmission system continues to operate in accordance with these Rules despite the delivery or continued delivery of the non-compliant gas; and

(c) Bring the natural gas within the entry specifications.

(2)The quantity, quality and delivery characteristics of natural gas delivered to the transmission system at an entry point and the compliance or non-compliance with the specifications in the Schedule shall be determined by tire utility.

(3) The utility shall prevent the entry of non-compliant gas to the transmission system at the entry point if any of the components of the non-compliant gas is of a destructive character.

(4) Where non-compliant gas is supplied to the transmission system by more than one shipper, the cost and expenses incurred in accordance with sub-rule (1), shall be recovered from each shipper responsible for the non-compliant gas proportionate to the respective final entry allocation at the entry of the shipper.

(5) Where the utility fails to comply with sub-rule (3), the Commission may impose a pecuniary penalty not exceeding one thousand penalty units.