Point in time view as at 01/01/2006.
The Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Section 59 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
59.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), in any of the following events, namely—
(a)the beginning of the use of a pipe-line or a length thereof;
(b)the abandonment of a pipe-line or a length thereof;
(c)the expiration of 3 years from the date on which a pipe-line or a length thereof was last used;
(d)the resumption of the use of a pipe-line or a length thereof after the abandonment of the line or length (as the case may be) or after the expiration of 3 years from the date on which it was last used,
the owner of the line shall, within 2 weeks after the happening of the event, give to the Department notice thereof specifying the date on which it happened and the line or length in question.
(2) Where a pipe-line or a length thereof is abandoned after the date on which the line or length (as the case may be) was last used but before the expiration of 3 years from that date, it shall not be necessary to give, under paragraph (1), notice of the expiration of that period.
(3) A person who fails to comply with paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
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