Gas Act 1972

The Gas Act 1965

14 (1) In Part II of the [1965 c. 36.] Gas Act 1965, for the words " a gas authority ", " the gas authority ", " the gas authority concerned " and " any gas authority " (wherever those words occur), there shall be substituted the words " the Corporation ".

Provided that—

(a) the words " the Corporation " shall be substituted in section 5(2) for the words " the gas authority authorised to operate the underground gas storage " , in section 5(4) for the words " the gas authority to whom the storage authorisation order applies ", in section 5(11) for the words "the gas authority named in the order ", and in section 19(5)(c) for the words " the gas authority having responsibilities as respects the storage ",

(b) in section 16(4), for the words " The gas authority on whom a notice is served under this section ", there shall be substituted the words " Where a notice is served on the Corporation under this section, they ", and

(c) in section 17(1), for the words " and a gas authority failing to comply with this subsection ", there shall be substituted the words " and if the Corporation fail to comply with this subsection, they ",

(d) in section 17(5), for the words "A gas authority failing to comply with this subsection", there shall be substituted the words " If the Corporation fail to comply with this subsection, they ", and

(e) in section 17(6), for the words " A gas authority guilty of an offence under this Part of this Act by virtue of this section", there shall be substituted the words " if the Corporation are guilty of an offence under this Part of this Act by virtue of this section, they ".

(2) In Part II of the said Act, for the words "section 11 of the principal Act" (wherever those words occur), there shall be substituted the words " Schedule 2 to the principal Act " ; and in section 13(3) of the said Act, for the words "the said section 11 ", there shall be substituted the words " the said Schedule 2 ".

(3) In section 4(8) of the said Act, paragraph (a) shall be omitted.

(4) In section 12(6) of the said Act, the words "another gas authority or " shall be omitted.

(5) In section 19(3) and in section 19(4) of the said Act, for the words " the Gas Council ", there shall be substituted the words " the Corporation ".

(6) In section 21(1) and in section 21(2) of the said Act, for the words " section 68(1)", there shall be substituted the words " section 42(1) " and in section 21(2), for the words " Section 69(1)", there shall be substituted the words " Section 43(1) ".

(7) In section 21(3) of the said Act, for the words " that authority or ", there shall be substituted the words " the Corporation or that ".

(8) In section 22(1) of the said Act, for the words " Section 70 ", there shall be substituted the words " Section 44 " and in section 22(2), for the words " Section 73 ", there shall be substituted the words " Section 46 ".

(9) In section 28(1) of the said Act:—

(a) the following definition shall be inserted before that of " danger " —

• “' the Corporation ' means the British Gas Corporation;”,

(b) the following definition shall be substituted for that of " large-scale map " —

• “' large-scale map ' means a map on a scale not less than 1 in 10,560;”, and

(c) the definition of " gas authority " shall be omitted.

(10) In section 32(2) of the said Act, for the words from " the Gas Act, 1948 " to " that Act", there shall be substituted the words " the Gas Act 1972 ".

(11) In paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 to the said Act, paragraph (a) shall be omitted.

(12) In paragraph 8(1), in paragraph 8(5) and in paragraph 12(8) of Schedule 2 to the said Act, for the words "section 73 ", there shall be substituted the words " section 46 ".

(13) Paragraph 14 of Schedule 2 to the said Act shall be omitted.

(14) In paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 6 to the said Act, the words " or any other gas authority " shall be omitted.

(15) In paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to the said Act, for the words "a gas board", there shall be substituted the words " the Corporation ".

(16) In paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 to the said Act, for the words " that gas authority", there shall be substituted the words " the Corporation ".