PART VLICENCES
New kinds of licences
New kind of gas conveyance licence30
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.