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.