The Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 No. 275 (NI. 2) xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
Introductory Text
PART I INTRODUCTORY
1.Citation and commencement
2.Interpretation – general
PART II GAS SUPPLY AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES
Interpretation
3.Interpretation of Part II
Introductory
4.The Director General of Gas for Northern Ireland
5.General duties of the Department and Director
Licensing of supply of gas and associated activities
6.Prohibition on unlicensed supply of gas and associated activities
7.Exemptions from Article 6
8.Licences authorising supply, etc.
9.Exclusive licences under Article 8(1)(a) or (c)
10.Conditions of licences
11.Standard conditions of licences
12.Assignment of licences
13.Powers of licence holders
Modification of licences
14.Modification by agreement
15.Modification references to Monopolies Commission
16.Reports on modification references
17.Modification following report
18.Modification by order under other statutory provisions
Enforcement of preceding provisions
19.Orders for securing compliance
20.Procedural requirements
21.Validity and effect of orders
Meters
22.Meter testing and stamping
Consumer protection: miscellaneous
23.Functions with respect to competition
24.Fixing of maximum charges for reselling gas
Investigation of complaints
25.Investigation of enforcement matters
26.Investigation of certain other matters
Other functions of Director
27.General functions
28.Publication of information and advice
29.Keeping of register
30.Power to require information, etc.
31.Duty to consider representations and give reasons
32.Annual and other reports
Provisions with respect to the General Consumer Council
33.General duty of the General Consumer Council to advise Director, etc.
34.Reports of the General Consumer Council
Major pipe-lines, gas storage facilities and gas processing facilities
35.Consent of Director for construction of major pipe-line
36.Increase of capacity, etc. of pipe-line
37.Consent of Director for construction of gas storage facility
38.Increase of capacity of gas storage facility
39.Acquisition of rights to use gas processing facilities
Miscellaneous
40.Directions for preserving security of gas supplies, etc.
41.Exclusion of certain agreements from Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976
42.Disposal of assets of former gas undertaker to require consent of Department
43.Transfer to licence holder of assets and liabilities of former gas undertaker
44.General restrictions on disclosure of information
45.Directions restricting the use of certain information
46.Making of false statements, etc.
Supplemental
47.Concurrent proceedings
48.Public inquiries
PART III SAFETY
Interpretation
49.Interpretation of Part III
Safety of pipe-lines
50.Power of Department to impose requirements with respect to mode of construction, etc., of pipe-lines
51.Enforcement of requirements imposed under Article 50
52.Prohibition of use of length of pipe-line not complying with requirements imposed under Article 50
53.Power of Department to impose requirements with respect to examination, repair, etc., of pipe-lines
54.Power of Department to cause action to be taken to render pipe-line safe on abandonment or cesser of use
55.Prohibition by Department of use or testing of pipe-line
Avoidance of damage to pipe-lines by buildings, &c.
56.Power of Department, where pipe-line imperilled by building or structure, to order demolition thereof or execution of remedial works
57.Power of the Department to remove deposits imperilling pipe-line
58.Compensation in respect of restrictions under Articles 56 and 57
Information, hearings and notices
59.Notification of abandonment, cesser of use and beginning or resumption of use of pipe-lines or lengths thereof
60.Fire authority, police, etc., to he notified of certain pipe-line accidents and to he furnished with information
61.Notification of change of ownership of pipe-line
62.Regulations as to hearings under this Part
63.Provisions as to requirements and prohibitions imposed under this Part
Miscellaneous
64.Standards of quality
65.Powers of entry
PART IV SUPPLEMENTAL
66.Repayment of fees
67.Compensation
68.Application to Crown land
69.Regulations and orders
70.Directions
71.Amendments, transitional provisions, savings and repeals
Signature
SCHEDULES:
Schedule 1
The Director General of Gas for Northern Ireland.
Schedule 2
Compulsory Acquisition of Land.
Part I Compulsory acquisition of land by licence holders.
Part II Licence holders' land excluded from compulsory acquisition.
Schedule 3
Other powers, etc., of licence holders.
Schedule 4
Orders under Article 56.
Schedule 5
Powers of Entry, etc.
Schedule 6
Amendments.
Schedule 7
Transitional and Saving Provisions.
Schedule 8
Repeals.
Explanatory Note