31 Exclusion etc. of application of Part III.U.K.
(1)A pipe-line of which no initial or terminal point is situated in the United Kingdom or controlled waters shall be disregarded for the purposes of this Part of this Act except this subsection and the following subsection.
(2)The Secretary of State may by order provide that provisions of this Part of this Act which are specified in the order shall apply, with such modifications as are so specified or without modification, to the whole or any part of such a pipe-line as is mentioned in the preceding subsection; but an order in pursuance of this subsection shall contain only such provisions as the Secretary of State considers are consistent with the jurisdiction which belongs to the United Kingdom under international law.
(3)Regulations may provide that prescribed provisions of this Part of this Act shall not apply to a pipe-line of a prescribed kind or shall not apply to such a pipe-line while any condition specified in the regulations is satisfied.