6.—(1) Subject to Article 7, a person who—
(a)conveys gas from one place to another;
(b)stores gas in a gas storage facility; F1. . .
(c)supplies gas to any other person or to any premises [F2; or]
[F3(d)operates an LNG facility,]
shall be guilty of an offence unless he is authorised to do so by a licence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this Article shall be liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
(3) No proceedings shall be instituted in respect of an offence under this Article except by or on behalf of the Department or the Director.
[F4(6) For the purposes of this Order a person stores gas in a gas storage facility if (and only if) that person is the operator of that facility.]
F1Word in art. 6(1)(b) deleted (12.4.2013) by virtue of Gas and Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/92), reg. 13
F2Words in art. 6(1)(c) substituted (12.4.2013) by Gas and Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/92), reg. 13
F3Art. 6(1)(d) inserted (12.4.2013) by Gas and Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/92), reg. 13
F4Art. 6(6) added (21.3.2011) by Energy Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 6), ss. 15, 36(1); S.R. 2011/95, art. 2