(1)Subject to this section, the Boards [F1, other than the Railways Board,]shall have power—
(a)to construct and operate pipe-lines in Great Britain, and
(b)to enter into transactions with other persons for the construction or operation by those other persons of pipe-lines on land in Great Britain belonging to the Boards.
(2)The Boards shall not have power to acquire land for the purpose of constructing pipe-lines except—
(a)where the pipe-line is or is to be mainly on land belonging to the Boards and acquired for other purposes, or
(b)where the pipe-line is required for the purposes of the business of the Board other than the operation of pipe-lines.
(3)A Board shall not without the consent of the Minister construct any pipe-line unless the pipe-line is required for the purposes of the business of the Board other than the operation of pipe-lines.
[F2(3A)In the application of this section to the British Waterways Board—
(a)references to Great Britain are to be read as references to Scotland,
(b)references to the Minister are to be read as references to the Scottish Ministers, and
(c)the power in subsection (2) is limited to the acquisition of land in Scotland.]
(4)In this section the expression “pipe-line” means any main or pipe for the transmission of any substance, together with any works provided in connection with the operation of such a main or pipe.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 12(1) inserted (6.1.1994) by 1993 c. 43, ss. 150(1)(o), 152(1), Sch.12 para. 5(3); S.I. 1993/3237, art. 2(2)
F2S. 12(3A) substituted (2.7.2012) by The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1659), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 5 (with arts. 4-6)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Ss. 11-17 extended by Transport Act 1968 (c. 73), s. 471
C2Ss. 11, 12, 14(1)-(4), 15, 16, 17(1)(2) extended by Transport (London) Act 1969 (c. 35), s. 6(2)
C3S. 12(3) restricted (E.W.S.) (1.1.1993) by S.I. 1992/3060, reg. 4(2)