Gas Act 1965 (c. 36)

Part II E+W+S Underground Storage of Gas by Gas Authorities

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Part II (ss. 4–28) modified (E.W.) by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190(2), Sch. 26 para. 32(1)(2) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)-(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58)

C2 Part II modified (1.12.1991) (E.W.) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 48, 55, 60, 61, 65, 225(2), Sch. 7 para. 1(2)(a) (with ss. 16(6), 179, 222(3), Sch. 22 para. 1, Sch. 23 para. 6)

28 Interpretation of Part II. E+W

(1) In this Part of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

• [F1 “the appropriate tribunal” means—

  (a)

  in relation to England and Wales, the Upper Tribunal;

  (b)

  in relation to Scotland, the Lands Tribunal for Scotland;]

• “compulsory purchase order” means an order confirmed under Schedule 1 to the M1 Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946 or under Schedule 1 to the M2 Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947;

• “controlled operations” has the meaning given by section 5 of this Act;

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

• “danger” means danger of bodily harm or injury or danger to property, and “safe” and “safety” shall be construed accordingly;

• [F3 “fire and rescue authority” means a fire and rescue authority under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004;]

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4

• “Gazette” means, in relation to land in England and Wales, the London Gazette and, in relation to land in Scotland, the Edinburgh Gazette;

• [F5 “large-scale map” means a map drawn on a scale not less than 1 in 10,560;]

• F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• “local authority” means, in England F7 . . . [F8 the council of a county or district], the council of a London borough and the common council of the City of London, [F9 in Wales, the council of a county or county borough] and, in Scotland a [F10 regional, islands or district]council;

• “local planning authority” in England and Wales has the meaning assigned to it by [F11 section 336(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990], . . . F12 and, in Scotland, the meaning assigned to it by [F13 section 277(1)of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997];

• [F14 “local water authority” means a water authority within the meaning of section 109(1) of the M3 Water (Scotland) Act 1980;]

• “Minister concerned with water resources” means—

  (a)

  [F15 in relation to England and Wales, the Secretary of State;]

  (d)

  in relation to land in Scotland, [F16 the Secretary of State for Scotland];

• “natural gas” means any gas derived from natural strata (including gas originating outside the United Kingdom);

• “owner”, in relation to any land other than land in Scotland, means a person, other than a mortgagee not in possession, who is for the time being entitled to dispose of the fee simple of the land, whether in possession or in reversion and, in relation to any land in Scotland,—

  (a)

  unless the land is held on a long lease, means, if the land if feudal property, the proprietor of the dominium utile or, if the land is not feudal property, the owner of the land;

  (b)

  if the land is held on a long lease, means the lessee under that lease;

  and, for the purposes of this definition, “long lease” means a lease which has been, or is capable of being, recorded in the General Register of Sasines under the M4 Registration of Leases (Scotland) Act 1857;

• “planning Minister” means, in relation to England, the [F17 Secretary of State]and, in relation to Scotland or Wales, the Secretary of State;

• “planning permission” means permission under [F11 Part III of the M5 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (other than sections 88 and 89)] or under [M6 Part III of theTown and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972];

• F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• “river purification authority” has the same meaning as in section 17 of the M7 Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act 1951;

• “statutory licence to abstract water”, in relation to England and Wales, means a licence under Part IV of the Water Resources Act 1963 and in relation to Scotland means a statutory right to take water;

• “statutory right to take water” means a right to take water conferred by an order under section [F18 17]of the M8 Water (Scotland) Act [F18 1980]or by a provisional order having effect in Scotland;

• “statutory undertakers” means persons authorised by any enactment to carry on any railway, light railway, tramway, road transport, water transport, canal inland navigation, dock, harbour, pier or lighthouse undertaking, or any undertaking for the supply of . . . F19 , . . . F20 hydraulic power F21 . . .;

• [F22 “statutory water undertakers” means any water undertaker]

• “storage authorisation order” means an order under section 4 of this Act;

• “underground gas storage” means a storage of gas in a stratum below the surface of the ground in accordance with a storage authorisation order or, if the context so requires, the stratum where gas is so stored.

(2) In this Part of this Act the expressions “protective area” and “storage area” have the meanings respectively assigned by section 5(1) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to, this Act and, except where the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Part of this Act to a protective area or storage area includes all land and strata at all depths below the surface of the ground in the area.

(3) For the purposes of this Part of this Act Monmouthshire shall be deemed to be in Wales and not in England.

F23 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F24 (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Extent Information

E1 This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 28(1) inserted (1.6.2009) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions (Lands Tribunal and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1307), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 56(a) (with Sch. 5)

F2 Definition of “the corporation” inserted by Gas Act 1972 (c. 60, SIF 44:2), Sch. 6 para. 14(9)(a) repealed by virtue of Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2), s. 67(1)(3)(4), Sch. 7 para. 6(1)(a), Sch. 8 para. 33, Sch. 9 Pt. I

F3 Words in s. 28(1) substituted (E.W.) (1.10.2004 except in relation to W. and 10.11.2004 for W.) by Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21), s. 61, Sch. 1 para. 20(3); S.I. 2004/2304, art. 2; S.I. 2004/2917, art. 2

F4 Definition of “Gas Authority” repealed by virtue of Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2), s. 67(1)(3), Sch. 7 para. 6(24)(a), Sch. 8 para. 33

F5 Definition substituted by virtue of Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2), s. 67(1)(3), Sch. 7 para. 6(24)(b), Sch. 8 para. 33

F6 Definition repealed (E.W.) by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)-(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)

F7 Words in s. 28(1) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6)(8), Sch. 16 para. 25, Sch. 18; S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2

F8 Words substituted by S.I. 1974/595, art. 3(12)

F9 Words in s. 28(1) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s.66(6), Sch. 16 para. 25; S.I. 1996/396, art. 4 Sch. 2

F10 Words substituted by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65, SIF 81:2), Sch. 27 Pt. II para. 158

F11 Words substituted by virtue of Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 11, SIF 123:1, 2), s. 4, Sch. 2 para. 12(2)

F12 Words repealed by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 102, Sch. 17

F13 Words in s. 28(1) substituted (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 11, ss. 4, 6(2), Sch 2 para. 10(2)

F14 Definition substituted (S.) by Water (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 45, SIF 130), s. 112(1), Sch. 10 Pt. II

F15 Paragraph (a) substituted (E.W.) for paragraphs (a) to (c) by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190(1), Sch. 25 para. 32(5)(a) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)-(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 5)

F16 Words substituted by S.I. 1970/1681, Sch. 3 para. 10(1)

F17 Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1970/1681, arts. 2(1), 6(3)

F18 Words substituted (S.) by Water (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 45, SIF 130), s. 112, Sch. 10 Pt. II

F19 Word repealed by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(3)(4), Sch. 17 para. 35(1), Sch. 18

F20 Word repealed by Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2), s. 67(4), Sch. 9 Pt. I

F21 Words repealed (E.W.) by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)-(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 5)

F22 Definition of “statutory water undertakers” substituted (E.W.) by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190(1), Sch. 25 para. 32(5)(b) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)-(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58)

F23 S. 28(4) omitted (1.6.2009) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions (Lands Tribunal and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1307), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 56(b) (with Sch. 5)

F24 S. 28(5) repealed (E.W.) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60), ss. 3, 4(2), Sch. 3 Pt. I (with Sch. 2 paras. 10, 14(1), 15)

Marginal Citations

M1 1946 c. 49.(28:1)

M2 1947 c. 42.(28:2)

M3 1980 c. 45.(130)

M4 1857 c. 26.(75:2)

M5 1990 c. 8.(123:1)

M6 1972 c. 52.(123:2)

M7 1951 c. 66.(46:4)

M8 1980 c. 45.(130)