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The Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996
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- Instrument am. (pt.prosp.) by 1998 c. 41 s.66(5) Sch.10 Pt.III para.8
- Instrument amended by 1998 c. 41 s.66(5) Sch.10 Pt.V para.18
- Instrument rev. in pt. (prosp.) by 1998 c. 41 ss.66(5),74(3), Sch.10, Pt.V, para.18, Sch.14, Pt.II
[F1The conveyance of gas: requirement to be certified as independentN.I.
8B.—(1) A person who conveys gas through a gas transmission pipe-line and holds a licence under Article 8(1)(a) immediately before the coming into operation of the 2011 Regulations must, on and after the relevant date, ensure that he is certified at all times when he acts under the authority of that licence.
(2) Any person who intends to convey gas through a gas transmission pipe-line and who is granted a licence under Article 8(1)(a) after the coming into operation of the 2011 Regulations must ensure that he is certified at all times when he acts under the authority of the licence.
(3) In paragraph (1) the “relevant date” in respect of a person is 3rd March 2012 or any later date before 4th March 2013 which the Authority specifies under paragraph (4) or (5) in respect of that person.
(4) The Authority may specify a later date in respect of a person if—
(a)the person has asked the Authority to specify a later date;
(b)the person is not, and is not part of, a vertically integrated undertaking; and
(c)no senior officer of the person is also a senior officer of a relevant producer or supplier.
(5) The Authority may also specify a later date in respect of a person if the Authority decides that, for reasons beyond its and the person's control, the Authority will not reasonably be able to make a final decision before 3rd March 2012 as to whether or not to certify the person.
(6) For the purposes of this Article, a person conveys gas through a gas transmission pipe-line where he—
(a)makes a gas transmission pipe-line available for use for the purposes of the conveyance of gas; or
(b)makes such a pipe-line available and coordinates and directs the flow of gas into and through such pipe-line.]
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