Meaning of “owner”I13
1
Except as provided in paragraph (2), in these Regulations “owner”, in relation to relevant infrastructure, means any of the following—
a
in respect of a relevant storage site—
i
the operator of the storage site;
ii
the holder of the storage licence;
b
in respect of a relevant pipe-line—
i
a person in whom the pipe-line is vested;
ii
a lessee and any person occupying or controlling the pipe-line;
c
a person who has the right to have things conveyed by or stored in a relevant pipe-line or relevant storage site, where such right has been acquired by that person on terms that—
i
the person is entitled to exercise the right for a period of one year or more; and
ii
the right is capable of being assigned or otherwise disposed of to another person.
2
In regulations 12 and 16 and in regulation 9(3) in so far as it relates to regulation 12, “owner”, in relation to relevant infrastructure, means any of the following—
a
in respect of a relevant storage site—
i
the operator of the storage site;
ii
the holder of the storage licence;
b
in respect of a relevant pipe-line—
i
a person in whom the pipe-line is vested;
ii
a lessee and any person occupying or controlling the pipe-line.
3
In this regulation “storage licence” means the licence under which the use of a place as the storage site is authorised.