Gas Act 1972

3 (1) Where immediately before the appointed day a Gas Consultative Council established under section 9 of the Gas Act 1948 have any matter under consideration pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (4) of that .section, that matter shall be included among those which it is the duty of the appropriate Regional Council or Councils to consider pursuant to the corresponding provision (that is to say, paragraph (a) or paragraph (c)) of section 10(5) of this Act; and the duty of the Corporation under section 10(7) of this Act shall include a duty to consider any conclusions or reports of a Gas Consultative Council which, immediately before the appointed day, are required by subsection (6) of the said section 9 to be considered by one of the Area Boards.

(2) Any representation received by a local representative of a Gas Consultative Council on behalf of that Council shall be treated as from the appointed day as having been received on behalf of the appropriate Regional Council or Councils.