New kind of gas conveyance licenceN.I.
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30.—(1) Part II of the Gas Order shall be amended as follows.
(2) In Article 6(1) (prohibition on unlicensed activities in connection with supply of gas) for sub-paragraph (a) there shall be substituted—
“(a)participates in the conveyance of gas from one place to another;” .
(3) In Article 6, after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted—
“(4) For the purposes of this Part, a person participates in the conveyance of gas if—
(a)he co-ordinates, and directs, the flow of gas into and through a pipe-line by means of which the conveyance of gas takes place; or
(b)he makes a pipe-line available for use for the purposes of such conveyance.
(5) Where different people have different interests in a pipe-line, only the person with actual possession of the pipe-line may be regarded for the purposes of paragraph (4) as making it available for use.” .
(4) In Article 8(1) (licences authorising supply, etc.) for sub-paragraph (a) there shall be substituted—
“(a)to participate in the conveyance of gas from one place to another;” .
(5) After Article 8 there shall be inserted—
“Licences under Article 8(1)(a)
8A.—(1) A licence under Article 8(1)(a) may authorise the holder to participate in the conveyance of gas in any area, or only in an area specified in the licence.
(2) The Authority may, with the consent of the holder of a licence under Article 8(1)(a), modify any term included in the licence in pursuance of paragraph (1).
(3) Conditions included in a licence under Article 8(1)(a) by virtue of Article 10(1)(a) may (without prejudice to the generality of that sub-paragraph)—
(a)require the licence holder not to carry on an activity which he would otherwise be authorised by the licence to carry on; or
(b)restrict where he may carry on an activity which he is authorised by the licence to carry on.”.