Kuala Lampur, April 8 -- In "Gas pipe inferno in Putra Heights: Who has statutory oversight based on expertise?" I wrote that there are laws and regulations on the installation of gas pipelines, which constitute only a part of the law and regulations on the supply of gas in the country.

The main law is contained in the Gas Supply Act 1993 (Act 501) (the Act). The regulations are to be found in the Gas Supply Regulations 1997 (PUA 287/1997) (the Regulations). Both Act and Regulations came into force on July 17, 1997.

In the light of media reports of Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirming that preliminary investigations indicated that earthworks were done just 30 metres away from the Putra Heights explosion site, let's l...