http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/part/I/crossheading/authorisation-of-gas-supply/2001-05-16Gas Act 1986An Act to provide for the appointment and functions of a Director General of Gas Supply and the establishment and functions of a Gas Consumers’ Council; to abolish the privilege conferred on the British Gas Corporation by section 29 of the Gas Act 1972; to make new provision with respect to the supply of gas through pipes and certain related matters; to provide for the vesting of the property, rights and liabilities of the British Gas Corporation in a company nominated by the Secretary of State and the subsequent dissolution of that Corporation; to make provision with respect to, and to information furnished in connection with, agreements relating to the initial supply of gas won under the authority of a petroleum production licence; and for connected purposes.1986-07-25texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-10-302001-05-16 Part I Gas Supply<Addition ChangeId="d29p460" CommentaryRef="c14411851"> Licensing of activities relating to gas</Addition><Addition ChangeId="d29p65244"><CommentaryRef Ref="c14411871"/>Prohibition on unlicensed activities</Addition>51Subject to section 6A below and Schedule 2A to this Act, a person who—aconveys gas through pipes to any premises, or to a pipe-line system operated by a public gas transporter;bsupplies to any premises gas which has been conveyed to those premises through pipes; orcarranges with a public gas transporter for gas to be introduced into, conveyed by means of or taken out of a pipe-line system operated by that transporter,shall be guilty of an offence unless he is authorised to do so by a licence.2The exceptions to subsection (1) above which are contained in Schedule 2A to this Act shall have effect.3A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—aon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;bon conviction on indictment, to a fine.4No proceedings shall be instituted in England and Wales in respect of an offence under this section except by or on behalf of the Secretary of State or the Director.5Any reference in this Part to the conveyance by any person of gas through pipes to any premises is a reference to the conveyance by him of gas through pipes to those premises with a view to the gas being supplied to those premises by any person, or being used in those premises by the holder of a licence under section 7A(2) below.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6<Addition ChangeId="d29p66871" CommentaryRef="c14412191"><CommentaryRef Ref="c14412201"/> Exemptions from prohibition.</Addition>6A1The Secretary of State may, after consultation with the Director, by order grant exemption from paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of section 5(1) above—aeither to a person or to persons of a class;beither generally or to such extent as may be specified in the order; andceither unconditionally or subject to such conditions as may be so specified.2An exemption granted to persons of a class, and the revocation of such an exemption, shall be published in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate for bringing it to the attention of persons of that class.3An exemption, unless previously revoked in accordance with any term contained in the exemption, shall continue in force for such period as may be specified in or determined by or under the exemption.4Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (c) of subsection (1) above, conditions included by virtue of that paragraph in an exemption may require any person carrying on any activity in pursuance of the exemption—ato comply with any direction given by the Secretary of State or the Director as to such matters as are specified in the exemption or are of a description so specified;bexcept in so far as the Secretary of State or the Director consents to his doing or not doing them, not to do or to do such things as are specified in the exemption or are of a description so specified; andcto refer for determination by the Secretary of State or the Director such questions arising under the exemption as are specified in the exemption or are of a description so specified.5If any condition of an exemption granted to persons of a class is not complied with by any person of that class, the Secretary of State may give to that person a direction declaring that the exemption is revoked, so far as relating to that person, to such extent and as from such date as may be specified in the direction.<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301"> Licensing of public gas transporters.</Addition>71In this Part “public gas transporter” means the holder of a licence under this section except where the holder is acting otherwise than for purposes connected with—athe carrying on of activities authorised by the licence;bthe conveyance of gas through pipes which—iare situated in an authorised area of his; oriiare situated in an area which was an authorised area of his, or an authorised area of a previous holder of the licence, and were so situated at a time when it was such an area; orcthe conveyance through pipes of gas which is in the course of being conveyed to or from a country or territory outside Great Britain.2Subject to subsection (3) below, the Director may grant a licence authorising any person to do either or both of the following, namely—ato convey gas through pipes to any premises in an authorised area of his, that is to say, so much of any area specified in the licence or an extension of the licence as is not specified in a subsequent licence or extension granted under this section to another person; andbto convey gas through pipes either to any pipe-line system operated by another public gas transporter, or to any pipe-line system so operated which is specified in the licence or an extension of the licence.3A licence shall not be granted under this section to a person who is the holder of a licence under section 7A below.4The Director may, with the consent of the licence holder, direct that any licence under this section shall have effect—aas if any area or pipe-line system specified in the direction were specified in the licence;bin the case of a licence under subsection (2)(a) above, as if it were also a licence under subsection (2)(b) above and any pipe-line system specified in the direction were specified in the licence; orcin the case of a licence under subsection (2)(b) above, as if it were also a licence under subsection (2)(a) above and any area specified in the direction were specified in the licence;and references in this Part to, or to the grant of, an extension under this section, or an extension of such a licence, shall be construed as references to, or to the giving of, such a direction.5Before granting a licence or extension under this section, the Director shall give notice—astating that he proposes to grant the licence or extension;bstating the reasons why he proposes to grant the licence or extension; andcspecifying the time from the date of publication of the notice (not being less than two months or, in the case of an extension, such shorter time as may be prescribed) within which represent- ations or objections with respect to the proposed licence or extension may be made,and shall consider any representations or objections which are duly made and not withdrawn.6A notice under subsection (5) above shall be given—aby publishing the notice in such manner as the Director considers appropriate for bringing it to the attention of persons likely to be affected by the grant of the licence or extension; andbby sending a copy of the notice to the Secretary of State, to the Health and Safety Executive and to any public gas transporter whose area includes the whole or any part of the area proposed to be specified in the licence or extension.7A licence or extension under this section shall not specify any area which is specified in an earlier licence or extension granted under this section to another public gas transporter unless the Director considers that the applicant intends to carry on the activities authorised by the licence in a substantial part of that area.8A licence or extension under this section shall not specify any area which is situated within 23 metres from a main of another public gas transporter unless—athe other public gas transporter has consented in writing to the area being so specified; orbno premises connected to the main are situated in the area and the Director considers—ithat the main is not, and is not intended to be, a relevant main;iithat the other public gas transporter is not performing his duty under section 9(1) or 10(2) or (3) below in relation to any premises situated in the area; oriiithat the configuration of the main and of the surrounding area is such that it would be appropriate to specify the area in the licence or extension.9As soon as practicable after the granting of a licence under this section, the public gas transporter shall publish, in such manner as the Director considers appropriate for bringing it to the attention of persons who are likely to do business with the transporter, a notice—astating that the licence has been granted; andbexplaining that, as a result, it might be necessary for those persons to be licensed under section 7A below.10In this section—arelevant main” has the same meaning as in section 10 below;breferences to an area specified in a licence or direction include references to an area included in an area so specified; andcreferences to a pipe-line system specified in a licence or direction include references to a pipe-line system of a description, or situated in an area, so specified.11Any reference in this Part (however expressed) to activities authorised by a licence under this section shall be construed without regard to any exception contained in Schedule 2A to this Act.<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541"><CommentaryRef Ref="c14412551"/> Licensing of gas suppliers and gas shippers.</Addition>7A1Subject to subsection (3) below, the Director may grant a licence authorising any person to do either or both of the following, namely—ato supply, to any premises specified in the licence, gas which has been conveyed through pipes to those premises; andbto supply, to any premises at a rate which, at the time when he undertakes to give the supply, he reasonably expects to exceed 2,500 therms a year, gas which has been conveyed through pipes to those premises.2Subject to subsection (3) below, the Director may grant a licence authorising any person to arrange with any public gas transporter for gas to be introduced into, conveyed by means of or taken out of a pipe-line system operated by that transporter, either generally or for purposes connected with the supply of gas to any premises specified in the licence.3A licence shall not be granted under this section to a person who is the holder of a licence under section 7 above.4The Director may, with the consent of the licence holder, direct that any licence under this section shall have effect—aas if any premises specified in the direction were specified in the licence; orbin the case of a licence under subsection (1)(b) above, as if it were also a licence under subsection (1)(a) above and any premises specified in the direction were specified in the licence,and references in this Part to, or to the grant of, an extension under this section, or an extension of such a licence, shall be construed as references to, or to the giving of, such a direction.5Subsection (4) above shall not apply in relation to a licence under subsection (1) above which authorises only the supply to premises of gas which has been conveyed to the premises otherwise than by a public gas transporter.6The Director may, with the consent of the licence holder, direct that any licence under this section shall have effect as if any premises specified in the direction were not specified in the licence; and references in this Part to, or to the grant of, a restriction under this section, or a restriction of such a licence, shall be construed as references to, or to the giving of, such a direction.7In this section references to premises specified in a licence or direction include references to premises of a description, or situated in an area, so specified.8The Director shall not, in any licence under subsection (1) above, or in any extension or restriction of such a licence, specify any premises by description or area if he is of the opinion that the description or area has been so framed as—ain the case of a licence or extension, artificially to exclude from the licence or extension; orbin the case of a restriction, artificially to include in the restriction,premises likely to be owned or occupied by persons who are chronically sick, disabled or of pensionable age, or who are likely to default in the payment of charges.9If the holder of a licence under subsection (1) above applies to the Director for a restriction of the licence, or for the revocation of the licence in accordance with any term contained in it, the Director shall, subject to subsection (8) above, accede to the application if he is satisfied that such arrangements have been made as—awill secure continuity of supply for all relevant consumers; andbin the case of each such consumer who is supplied with gas in pursuance of a contract, will secure such continuity on the same terms as nearly as may be as the terms of the contract.10A person is a relevant consumer for the purposes of subsection (9) above if—aimmediately before the restriction or revocation takes effect, he is being supplied with gas by the holder of the licence; andbin the case of a restriction, his premises are excluded from the licence by the restriction;and in that subsection “contract” does not include any contract which, by virtue of paragraph 8 of Schedule 2B to this Act, is deemed to have been made.11In this Part “gas supplier” and “gas shipper” mean respectively the holder of a licence under subsection (1) above, and the holder of a licence under subsection (2) above, except (in either case) where the holder is acting otherwise than for purposes connected with the carrying on of activities authorised by the licence.12Any reference in this Part (however expressed) to activities authorised by a licence under subsection (1) above shall be construed without regard to any exception contained in Schedule 2A to this Act.<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901"><CommentaryRef Ref="c14412911"/><CommentaryRef Ref="c14412921"/> Licences: general.</Addition>7B1An application for a licence or an extension or restriction of a licence shall be made in such form and manner, and shall contain, or be accompanied by, such information and documents and such fee (if any), as may be prescribed.2Within the prescribed period after the making of an application for a licence or an extension or restriction of a licence, the applicant shall—apublish a notice of the application in the prescribed manner; andbin the case of an application for a licence or extension under section 7 above, give notice of the application to any gas transporters whose authorised area includes the whole or any part of the area to which the application relates.3A licence or an extension or restriction of a licence shall be in writing and, unless revoked or suspended in accordance with any term contained in it, a licence shall continue in force for such period as may be specified in or determined by or under the licence.4A licence may include—asuch conditions (whether or not relating to the activities authorised by the licence) as appear to the Director to be requisite or expedient having regard to the duties imposed by sections 4AA, 4AB and 4A;b. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cconditions requiring the rendering to the Director of a payment on the grant of the licence or payments during the currency of the licence or both of such amount or amounts as may be determined by or under the licence; . . .d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4AWithout prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a) of subsection (4), conditions included in a licence under section 7 by virtue of that paragraph—amay require the licence holder to enter into agreements with other persons for the use of any pipe-line system of his (wherever situated and whether or not used for the purpose of carrying on the activities authorised by the licence) for such purposes as may be specified in the conditions;bmay include provision for determining the terms on which such agreements are to be entered into.5Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a) of subsection (4) above—aconditions included by virtue of that paragraph in a licence may—irequire the holder to comply with any direction given by the Director or the Secretary of State as to such matters as are specified in the licence or are of a description so specified;iirequire the holder, except in so far as the Director or the Secretary of State consents to his doing or not doing them, not to do or to do such things as are specified in the licence or are of a description so specified; andiiiprovide for the determination by the Director, the Secretary of State or the Health and Safety Executive of such questions arising under the licence, or under any document referred to in the licence, as are specified in the licence or are of a description so specified; andbconditions included by virtue of that paragraph in a licence under section 7 above may require the holder, in such circumstances as are specified in the licence—iso to increase his charges for the conveyance of gas as to raise such amounts as may be determined by or under the conditions; andiito pay the amounts so raised to such holders of licences under section 7A above as may be so determined.6Conditions included in a licence may—aimpose requirements by reference to designation, acceptance or approval by the Director, the Secretary of State or the Health and Safety Executive; andbprovide for references in the conditions to any document specified or described in the licenceto operate as references to that document as revised or re-issued from time to time.7Conditions included in a licence may contain provision for the conditions to—ahave effect or cease to have effect at such times and in such circumstances as may be determined by or under the conditions; orbbe modified in such manner as may be specified in the conditions at such times and in such circumstances as may be so determined.8Any provision included in a licence by virtue of subsection (7) above shall have effect in addition to the provision made by this Part with respect to the modification of the conditions of a licence.9As soon as practicable after granting a licence or an extension or restriction of a licence, the Director shall send a copy of the licence or extension or restriction—ato the Health and Safety Executive; andbin the case of a licence or extension under section 7 above, to any gas transporter whose authorised area previously included the whole or any part of the area specified in the licence or extension.10Any sums received by the Director under or by virtue of this section shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.11In this section “prescribed” means prescribed in regulations made by the Authority.<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251"> Standard conditions of licences.</Addition>81Subject to subsections (2) and (3) and sections 23(2), 26(1A) and 27(2) below, each condition which by virtue of section 8(2) of the Gas Act 1995 is a standard condition for the purposes of—alicences under section 7 above;blicences under subsection (1) of section 7A above; orclicences under subsection (2) of that section,shall be incorporated (that is to say, incorporated by reference) in each licence under that section or, as the case may be, that subsection.2Subsection (1) above shall not apply in relation to a licence under section 7A(1) above which authorises only the supply to premises of gas which has been conveyed to the premises otherwise than by a public gas transporter.3Subject to the following provisions of this section, the Director may, in granting a licence, modify any of the standard conditions to such extent as he considers requisite to meet the circumstances of the particular case.4Before making any modifications under subsection (3) above, the Director shall give notice—astating that he proposes to make the modifications and setting out their effect;bstating the reasons why he proposes to make the modifications; andcspecifying the time (not being less than 28 days from the date of publication of the notice) within which representations or objections with respect to the proposed modifications may be made,and shall consider any representations or objections which are duly made and not withdrawn.5A notice under subsection (4) above shall be given—aby publishing the notice in such manner as the Director considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing the notice to the attention of persons likely to be affected by the making of the modifications; andbby sending a copy of the notice to the Secretary of State, to the Health and Safety Executive and to the Council.6If, within the time specified in the notice under subsection (4) above, the Secretary of State directs the Director not to make any modification, the Director shall comply with the direction.7The Director shall not make any modifications under subsection (3) above of a condition of a licence under subsection (1) or (2) of section 7A above unless he is of the opinion that the modifications are such that no other holder of such a licence would be unduly disadvantaged in competing with other holders of such licences (including the holder of the licence).8The modification under subsection (3) above of a condition of a licence shall not prevent so much of the condition as is not so modified being regarded as a standard condition for the purposes of this Part.9In this section “modify” includes fail to incorporate and “modification” shall be construed accordingly.<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321"> Assignment of licences.</Addition>8AA1A licence shall be capable of being assigned either generally or—ain the case of a licence under section 7 above, so far as relating to the whole or any part of an authorised area or any specified pipe-line system;bin the case of a licence under section 7A above, so far as relating to any specified premises,but only if it includes a condition authorising such assignment.In this subsection “specified” means specified in the licence, or of a description, or situated in an area, so specified.2A licence shall not be capable of being assigned except with the consent of the Director.3In deciding whether to give his consent under subsection (2) above, the Director shall apply the same criteria as he would apply if—ain the case of a general assignment, he were deciding whether to grant a corresponding licence to the assignee;bin the case of any other assignment, he were deciding whether—ito grant to the assignee a licence corresponding to so much of the licence as is proposed to be assigned; andiito grant to the assignor a licence corresponding to so much of the licence as is proposed to be retained.4Subject to subsection (5) below, a consent under subsection (2) above may be given subject to compliance with—asuch modification or other conditions as the Director considers necessary or expedient for the purpose of protecting the interests of consumers; andbsuch incidental or consequential modification conditions as he considers necessary or expedient,and in the case of an assignment other than a general assignment, modification conditions may make as respects so much of the licence as is proposed to be retained by the assignor provision different from that made as respects so much of the licence as is proposed to be assigned.5The Director shall—agive the Health and Safety Executive not less than 28 days’ notice of any proposal of his to give a consent under subsection (2) above; andbgive that Executive and the Secretary of State not less than 28 days’ notice of any proposal of his to impose a modification condition;and if, before the expiry of the time specified in a notice given to the Secretary of State under paragraph (b) above, the Secretary of State directs the Director not to impose the condition, the Director shall comply with the direction.6A licence may include conditions which must be complied with before the licence can be assigned.7An assignment, or purported assignment, of a licence shall be void—aif the licence is not capable of assignment;bif the assignment, or purported assignment, is in breach of a condition of the licence; orcif there has, before the assignment or purported assignment, been a contravention of a condition subject to compliance with which the consent required by subsection (2) above is given.8A licence shall not be capable of being assigned under or by virtue of any other provision of this Act.9In this section—assignment” includes any form of transfer and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;modification condition” means a condition requiring or otherwise providing for the making of modifications to the conditions of a licence.10Any reference in this section to “assignment” shall be construed in Scotland as a reference to assignation.<Addition ChangeId="d29p1885"><CommentaryRef Ref="c14413351"/>Modification or removal of the 25,000 therm limits.</Addition>8A1The Secretary of State may by order amend section 10(8) or (12) below, paragraph 4 of Schedule 2A to this Act or paragraph 4, 8 or 16 of Schedule 2B to this Act by substituting—awhere the limit is for the time being expressed by reference to a number of therms—isuch lower number of therms as he considers appropriate; oriisuch lower limit, expressed by reference to a number of kilowatt hours, as he considers appropriate; orbwhere the limit is for the time being expressed by reference to a number of kilowatt hours, such lower number of kilowatt hours as he considers appropriate.2An order under subsection (1) above may be made so as to provide for the number specified in one provision to differ from that for the time being specified in any of the other provisions.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S. 6 repealed (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, ss. 3(3), 17(5), Sch. 6; S.I. 1996/218, art. 2S. 8A inserted (30.5.1992) by Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992 (c. 43), s. 37; Commencement Order No. 1 made on 29.5.1992, art. 2.Words in s. 8A(1) substituted (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 10(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(1); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2S. 8A(3)(4) repealed (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, ss. 10(1), 17(5), Sch. 3 para. 2(2), Sch. 6; S.I. 1996/218, art. 2S. 5 and cross-heading preceding it substituted (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 3; S.I. 1996/218, art. 2S. 5 and cross-heading substituted (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 3; S.I. 1996/218, art. 2S. 5(1)(a) excluded (8.11.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 16(1) of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 45, s. 17(1), Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 16(1)(a); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2S. 5(1)(a) excluded (14.10.1999) (temp. to 1.3.2011 unless revoked earlier) by S.I. 1999/2639, arts. 1(2)(3), 3, 4-6, 7(1)S. 5(1)(a) restricted (9.12.1999) (temp. to 1.3.2011 unless revoked earlier) by S.I. 1999/3089, arts. 1(2)(3), 3, 5(1)S. 5(1)(a)-(c) excluded (8.11.1995 for specified purposes) by 1995 c. 45, s. 17(1), Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 17(1)(a)S. 5(1)(a) excluded (1.12.1996) by S.I. 1996/2795, arts. 3, 4S. 5(1)(b) excluded (8.11.1995) by 1995 c. 45, s. 17(1), Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 16(1)(b); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2S. 5(1)(b) excluded (14.10.1999) (temp. to 1.3.2011 unless revoked earlier) by S.I. 1999/2639, arts. 1(2)(3), 3, 4-6, 7(2)S. 5(1)(b) restricted (9.12.1999) (temp. to 1.3.2011 unless revoked earlier) by S.I. 1999/3089, arts. 1(2)(3), 5(2)S. 5(1)(c) modified (8.11.1995) by 1995 c. 45, s. 17(1), Sch. 5 Pt. II paras. 18(1)S. 7 substituted (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 5; S.I. 1996/218, art. 2S. 7 amended (16.5.2001) by 2000 c. 27, s. 81(1); S.I. 2001/1781, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-10)S. 7 applied (with modifications) (8.11.1995) by 1995 c. 45, s. 17(1), Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 15(1)(4); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2S. 7 extended (8.11.1995) by 1995 c. 45, s. 17(1), Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 1(1)(a); S,I. 1996/218, art. 2S. 8 substituted (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 8(1); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2S. 6A substituted (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 4; S.I. 1996/218, art. 2S. 6A extended (8.11.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 5 Pt. II paras. 16(1), 17(1) of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 45, s. 17(1), Sch. 5 Pt. II paras. 16(1)(b), 17(1)(b); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2S. 7A inserted (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 6; S.I. 1996/218, art. 2S. 7A applied (with modifications) (8.11.1995) by 1995 c. 45, s. 17(1), Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 15(1)(4); S.I. 1996.218, art. 2S. 7A applied (with modifications) (1.3.1996) by S.I. 1996/399, art. 2(2)S. 7A(1) extended (8.11.1995) by 1995 c. 45, s. 17(1), Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 1(1)(b), Pt. II para. 16(1)(b); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2S. 7A(2) extended (8.11.1995) by 1995 c. 45, s. 17(1), Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 1(1)(c), Pt. II para. 16(1)(c); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2S. 7B inserted (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 7; S.I. 1996/218, art. 2S. 7B applied (with modifications) (1.3.1996) by S.I. 1996/399, art. 2(2)S. 7B applied (with modifications) (8.11.1995 ) by 1995 c. 45, s. 17(1), Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 15(1)(4); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2Words in s. 7B(2)(b)(9)(b) substituted (16.5.2001 for certain purposes and otherwiseprosp.) by 2000 c. 27, ss. 108, 110(2), Sch. 6 Pt. I para. 2(1); S.I. 2001/1781, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-10)Words in s. 7B(4)(a) substituted (20.12.2000) by 2000 c. 27, s. 74(3)(a); S.I. 2000/3343, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-15)S. 7B(4)(b) omitted (20.12.2000) by 2000 c. 27, s. 74(3)(b); S.I. 2000/3343, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-15) and repealed (prosp.) by 2000 c. 27, ss. 108, 110(2), Sch. 8S. 7B(4)(d) and word “and” preceding it repealed (7.11.2000) by 2000 c. 27, s. 108, Sch. 6 Pt. I para. 5, Sch. 8; S.I. 2000/2974, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-12)S. 7B(4A) inserted (16.5.2001 for certain purposes and otherwiseprosp.) by 2000 c. 27, ss. 74(4), 110(2); S.I. 2001/1781, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-10)Words in s. 7B(5)(a)(iii) substituted (16.5.2001 for certain purposes and otherwiseprosp.) by 2000 c. 27, ss. 74(5), 110(2); S.I. 2001/1781, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-10)Words in s. 7B(6) shall cease to have effect (16.5.2001 for certain purposes and otherwiseprosp.) by 2000 c. 27, ss. 74(6), 110(2); S.I. 2001/1781, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-10) and are repealed (prosp.) by 2000 c. 27, ss. 108, 110(2), Sch. 8S. 7B(9): word “and”preceding para. (b) repealed (16.5.2001 for certain purposes, otherwise (prosp.)) by 2000 c. 27, s. 108, Sch. 8; S.I. 2001/1781, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-10)S. 7B(11) inserted (16.5.2001 for certain purposes and otherwiseprosp.) by 2000 c. 27, ss. 74(7), 110(2); S.I. 2001/1781, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-10)S. 8AA inserted (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 10(1), Sch. 3 para. 1; S.I. 1996/218, art. 2Pt. I: definition of "public gas supplier" applied (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 208(3)(b), 225(2) (with ss. 16(6), 179, 222(3), Sch. 22 para. 1, Sch. 23 para. 6)Pt. I: definition of "public gas supplier" applied (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 178, 225(2), Sch. 22 para. 1(4)(e) (with ss. 16(6), 179, 222(3), Sch. 22 para. 1, Sch. 23 para. 6)Pt. I applied (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 6(7); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2Pt. I applied (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 16(1), Sch. 4 para. 1; S.I. 1996/218, art. 2
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Part I
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<Title> Gas Supply</Title>
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a
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<Addition ChangeId="d29p65244">Any reference in this Part to the conveyance by any person of gas through pipes to any premises is a reference to the conveyance by him of gas through pipes to those premises with a view to the gas being supplied to those premises by any person, or being used in those premises by the holder of a licence under section 7A(2) below.</Addition>
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<Title>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Title>
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Exemptions from prohibition.
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7
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<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">1</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">In this Part “</Addition>
<Term id="term-public-gas-transporter">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">public gas transporter</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">” means the holder of a licence under this section except where the holder is acting otherwise than for purposes connected with—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/1/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/1/a" id="section-7-1-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">the carrying on of activities authorised by the licence;</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/1/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/1/b" id="section-7-1-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">the conveyance of gas through pipes which—</Addition>
</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/1/b/i/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/1/b/i" id="section-7-1-b-i">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">i</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">are situated in an authorised area of his; or</Addition>
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/1/b/ii/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/1/b/ii" id="section-7-1-b-ii">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">ii</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">are situated in an area which was an authorised area of his, or an authorised area of a previous holder of the licence, and were so situated at a time when it was such an area; or</Addition>
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/1/c/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/1/c" id="section-7-1-c">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">c</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">the conveyance through pipes of gas which is in the course of being conveyed to or from a country or territory outside Great Britain.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/2/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/2" id="section-7-2">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">2</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">Subject to subsection (3) below, the Director may grant a licence authorising any person to do either or both of the following, namely—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/2/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/2/a" id="section-7-2-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">to convey gas through pipes to any premises in an authorised area of his, that is to say, so much of any area specified in the licence or an extension of the licence as is not specified in a subsequent licence or extension granted under this section to another person; and</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/2/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/2/b" id="section-7-2-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">to convey gas through pipes either to any pipe-line system operated by another public gas transporter, or to any pipe-line system so operated which is specified in the licence or an extension of the licence.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/3/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/3" id="section-7-3">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">3</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">A licence shall not be granted under this section to a person who is the holder of a licence under section 7A below.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/4/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/4" id="section-7-4">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">4</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">The Director may, with the consent of the licence holder, direct that any licence under this section shall have effect—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/4/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/4/a" id="section-7-4-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">as if any area or pipe-line system specified in the direction were specified in the licence;</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/4/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/4/b" id="section-7-4-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">in the case of a licence under subsection (2)(a) above, as if it were also a licence under subsection (2)(b) above and any pipe-line system specified in the direction were specified in the licence; or</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/4/c/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/4/c" id="section-7-4-c">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">c</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">in the case of a licence under subsection (2)(b) above, as if it were also a licence under subsection (2)(a) above and any area specified in the direction were specified in the licence;</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">and references in this Part to, or to the grant of, an extension under this section, or an extension of such a licence, shall be construed as references to, or to the giving of, such a direction.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/5/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/5" id="section-7-5">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">5</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">Before granting a licence or extension under this section, the Director shall give notice—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/5/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/5/a" id="section-7-5-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">stating that he proposes to grant the licence or extension;</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/5/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/5/b" id="section-7-5-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">stating the reasons why he proposes to grant the licence or extension; and</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/5/c/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/5/c" id="section-7-5-c">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">c</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">specifying the time from the date of publication of the notice (not being less than two months or, in the case of an extension, such shorter time as may be prescribed) within which represent- ations or objections with respect to the proposed licence or extension may be made,</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">and shall consider any representations or objections which are duly made and not withdrawn.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/6/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/6" id="section-7-6">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">6</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">A notice under subsection (5) above shall be given—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/6/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/6/a" id="section-7-6-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">by publishing the notice in such manner as the Director considers appropriate for bringing it to the attention of persons likely to be affected by the grant of the licence or extension; and</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/6/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/6/b" id="section-7-6-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">by sending a copy of the notice to the Secretary of State, to the Health and Safety Executive and to any public gas transporter whose area includes the whole or any part of the area proposed to be specified in the licence or extension.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/7/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/7" id="section-7-7">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">7</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">A licence or extension under this section shall not specify any area which is specified in an earlier licence or extension granted under this section to another public gas transporter unless the Director considers that the applicant intends to carry on the activities authorised by the licence in a substantial part of that area.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/8/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/8" id="section-7-8">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">8</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">A licence or extension under this section shall not specify any area which is situated within 23 metres from a main of another public gas transporter unless—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/8/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/8/a" id="section-7-8-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">the other public gas transporter has consented in writing to the area being so specified; or</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/8/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/8/b" id="section-7-8-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">no premises connected to the main are situated in the area and the Director considers—</Addition>
</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/8/b/i/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/8/b/i" id="section-7-8-b-i">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">i</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">that the main is not, and is not intended to be, a relevant main;</Addition>
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/8/b/ii/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/8/b/ii" id="section-7-8-b-ii">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">ii</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">that the other public gas transporter is not performing his duty under section 9(1) or 10(2) or (3) below in relation to any premises situated in the area; or</Addition>
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/8/b/iii/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/8/b/iii" id="section-7-8-b-iii">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">iii</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">that the configuration of the main and of the surrounding area is such that it would be appropriate to specify the area in the licence or extension.</Addition>
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/9/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/9" id="section-7-9">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">9</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">As soon as practicable after the granting of a licence under this section, the public gas transporter shall publish, in such manner as the Director considers appropriate for bringing it to the attention of persons who are likely to do business with the transporter, a notice—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/9/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/9/a" id="section-7-9-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">stating that the licence has been granted; and</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/9/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/9/b" id="section-7-9-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">explaining that, as a result, it might be necessary for those persons to be licensed under section 7A below.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/10/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/10" id="section-7-10">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">10</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">In this section—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/10/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/10/a" id="section-7-10-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301"></Addition>
<Term id="term-relevant-main">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">relevant main</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">” has the same meaning as in section 10 below;</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/10/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/10/b" id="section-7-10-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">references to an area specified in a licence or direction include references to an area included in an area so specified; and</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/10/c/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/10/c" id="section-7-10-c">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">c</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">references to a pipe-line system specified in a licence or direction include references to a pipe-line system of a description, or situated in an area, so specified.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/11/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7/11" id="section-7-11">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">11</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66050" CommentaryRef="c14412301">Any reference in this Part (however expressed) to activities authorised by a licence under this section shall be construed without regard to any exception contained in Schedule 2A to this Act.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictEndDate="2001-10-01" RestrictExtent="E+W+S" RestrictStartDate="1996-03-01" ConfersPower="true">
<Title>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c14412551"/>
Licensing of gas suppliers and gas shippers.
</Addition>
</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A" id="section-7A">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">7A</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/1/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/1" id="section-7A-1">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c14412561"/>
1
</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">Subject to subsection (3) below, the Director may grant a licence authorising any person to do either or both of the following, namely—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/1/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/1/a" id="section-7A-1-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">to supply, to any premises specified in the licence, gas which has been conveyed through pipes to those premises; and</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/1/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/1/b" id="section-7A-1-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">to supply, to any premises at a rate which, at the time when he undertakes to give the supply, he reasonably expects to exceed 2,500 therms a year, gas which has been conveyed through pipes to those premises.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/2/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/2" id="section-7A-2">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c14412571"/>
2
</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">Subject to subsection (3) below, the Director may grant a licence authorising any person to arrange with any public gas transporter for gas to be introduced into, conveyed by means of or taken out of a pipe-line system operated by that transporter, either generally or for purposes connected with the supply of gas to any premises specified in the licence.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/3/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/3" id="section-7A-3">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">3</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">A licence shall not be granted under this section to a person who is the holder of a licence under section 7 above.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/4/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/4" id="section-7A-4">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">4</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">The Director may, with the consent of the licence holder, direct that any licence under this section shall have effect—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/4/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/4/a" id="section-7A-4-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">as if any premises specified in the direction were specified in the licence; or</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/4/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/4/b" id="section-7A-4-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">in the case of a licence under subsection (1)(b) above, as if it were also a licence under subsection (1)(a) above and any premises specified in the direction were specified in the licence,</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">and references in this Part to, or to the grant of, an extension under this section, or an extension of such a licence, shall be construed as references to, or to the giving of, such a direction.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/5/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/5" id="section-7A-5">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">5</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">Subsection (4) above shall not apply in relation to a licence under subsection (1) above which authorises only the supply to premises of gas which has been conveyed to the premises otherwise than by a public gas transporter.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/6/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/6" id="section-7A-6">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">6</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">The Director may, with the consent of the licence holder, direct that any licence under this section shall have effect as if any premises specified in the direction were not specified in the licence; and references in this Part to, or to the grant of, a restriction under this section, or a restriction of such a licence, shall be construed as references to, or to the giving of, such a direction.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/7/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/7" id="section-7A-7">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">7</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">In this section references to premises specified in a licence or direction include references to premises of a description, or situated in an area, so specified.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/8/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/8" id="section-7A-8">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">8</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">The Director shall not, in any licence under subsection (1) above, or in any extension or restriction of such a licence, specify any premises by description or area if he is of the opinion that the description or area has been so framed as—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/8/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/8/a" id="section-7A-8-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">in the case of a licence or extension, artificially to exclude from the licence or extension; or</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/8/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/8/b" id="section-7A-8-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">in the case of a restriction, artificially to include in the restriction,</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">premises likely to be owned or occupied by persons who are chronically sick, disabled or of pensionable age, or who are likely to default in the payment of charges.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/9/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/9" id="section-7A-9">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">9</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">If the holder of a licence under subsection (1) above applies to the Director for a restriction of the licence, or for the revocation of the licence in accordance with any term contained in it, the Director shall, subject to subsection (8) above, accede to the application if he is satisfied that such arrangements have been made as—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/9/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/9/a" id="section-7A-9-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">will secure continuity of supply for all relevant consumers; and</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/9/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/9/b" id="section-7A-9-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">in the case of each such consumer who is supplied with gas in pursuance of a contract, will secure such continuity on the same terms as nearly as may be as the terms of the contract.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/10/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/10" id="section-7A-10">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">10</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">A person is a relevant consumer for the purposes of subsection (9) above if—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/10/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/10/a" id="section-7A-10-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">immediately before the restriction or revocation takes effect, he is being supplied with gas by the holder of the licence; and</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/10/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/10/b" id="section-7A-10-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">in the case of a restriction, his premises are excluded from the licence by the restriction;</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">and in that subsection “</Addition>
<Term id="term-contract">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">contract</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">” does not include any contract which, by virtue of paragraph 8 of Schedule 2B to this Act, is deemed to have been made.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/11/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/11" id="section-7A-11">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">11</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">In this Part “</Addition>
<Term id="term-gas-supplier">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">gas supplier</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">” and “</Addition>
<Term id="term-gas-shipper">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">gas shipper</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">” mean respectively the holder of a licence under subsection (1) above, and the holder of a licence under subsection (2) above, except (in either case) where the holder is acting otherwise than for purposes connected with the carrying on of activities authorised by the licence.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/12/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/12" id="section-7A-12">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">12</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66949" CommentaryRef="c14412541">Any reference in this Part (however expressed) to activities authorised by a licence under subsection (1) above shall be construed without regard to any exception contained in Schedule 2A to this Act.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictEndDate="2001-10-01" RestrictStartDate="2001-05-16" ConfersPower="true" RestrictExtent="E+W+S">
<Title>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c14412911"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c14412921"/>
Licences: general.
</Addition>
</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B" id="section-7B">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">7B</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/1/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/1" RestrictEndDate="2023-12-26" id="section-7B-1" RestrictExtent="E+W+S">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">1</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">An application for a licence or an extension or restriction of a licence shall be made in such form and manner, and shall contain, or be accompanied by, such information and documents and such fee (if any), as may be prescribed.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/2/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/2" RestrictEndDate="2023-12-26" id="section-7B-2" RestrictExtent="E+W+S">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">2</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">Within the prescribed period after the making of an application for a licence or an extension or restriction of a licence, the applicant shall—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/2/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/2/a" id="section-7B-2-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">publish a notice of the application in the prescribed manner; and</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/2/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/2/b" id="section-7B-2-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">in the case of an application for a licence or extension under section 7 above, give notice of the application to any </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67730" CommentaryRef="c14412931">gas transporters</Addition>
</Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901"> whose authorised area includes the whole or any part of the area to which the application relates.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/3/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/3" id="section-7B-3">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">3</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">A licence or an extension or restriction of a licence shall be in writing and, unless revoked or suspended in accordance with any term contained in it, a licence shall continue in force for such period as may be specified in or determined by or under the licence.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/4/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/4" id="section-7B-4">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">4</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">A licence may include—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/4/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/4/a" id="section-7B-4-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">such conditions (whether or not relating to the activities authorised by the licence) as appear to the Director to be requisite or expedient having regard to the duties imposed by </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67752" CommentaryRef="c14412941">sections 4AA, 4AB and 4A</Addition>
</Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">;</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/4/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/4/b" id="section-7B-4-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c14412951"/>
b
</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/4/c/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/4/c" id="section-7B-4-c">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">c</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">conditions requiring the rendering to the Director of a payment on the grant of the licence or payments during the currency of the licence or both of such amount or amounts as may be determined by or under the licence; </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c14412961"/>
. . .
</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/4/d/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/4/d" id="section-7B-4-d">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c14412961"/>
d
</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/4A/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/4A" id="section-7B-4A">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67778" CommentaryRef="c14412981">4A</Addition>
</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67778" CommentaryRef="c14412981">Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a) of subsection (4), conditions included in a licence under section 7 by virtue of that paragraph—</Addition>
</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/4A/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/4A/a" id="section-7B-4A-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67778" CommentaryRef="c14412981">a</Addition>
</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67778" CommentaryRef="c14412981">may require the licence holder to enter into agreements with other persons for the use of any pipe-line system of his (wherever situated and whether or not used for the purpose of carrying on the activities authorised by the licence) for such purposes as may be specified in the conditions;</Addition>
</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/4A/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/4A/b" id="section-7B-4A-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67778" CommentaryRef="c14412981">b</Addition>
</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67778" CommentaryRef="c14412981">may include provision for determining the terms on which such agreements are to be entered into.</Addition>
</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/5/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/5" id="section-7B-5">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">5</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a) of subsection (4) above—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/5/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/5/a" id="section-7B-5-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">conditions included by virtue of that paragraph in a licence may—</Addition>
</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/5/a/i/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/5/a/i" id="section-7B-5-a-i">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">i</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">require the holder to comply with any direction given by the Director or the Secretary of State as to such matters as are specified in the licence or are of a description so specified;</Addition>
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/5/a/ii/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/5/a/ii" id="section-7B-5-a-ii">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">ii</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">require the holder, except in so far as the Director or the Secretary of State consents to his doing or not doing them, not to do or to do such things as are specified in the licence or are of a description so specified; and</Addition>
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/5/a/iii/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/5/a/iii" id="section-7B-5-a-iii">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">iii</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">provide for the determination by the Director, the Secretary of State or the Health and Safety Executive of such questions arising under the licence, or under any document </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67828" CommentaryRef="c14412991">referred to</Addition>
</Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901"> in the licence, as are specified in the licence or are of a description so specified; and</Addition>
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/5/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/5/b" id="section-7B-5-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">conditions included by virtue of that paragraph in a licence under section 7 above may require the holder, in such circumstances as are specified in the licence—</Addition>
</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/5/b/i/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/5/b/i" id="section-7B-5-b-i">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">i</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">so to increase his charges for the conveyance of gas as to raise such amounts as may be determined by or under the conditions; and</Addition>
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/5/b/ii/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/5/b/ii" id="section-7B-5-b-ii">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">ii</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">to pay the amounts so raised to such holders of licences under section 7A above as may be so determined.</Addition>
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/6/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/6" id="section-7B-6">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">6</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">Conditions included in a licence may—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/6/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/6/a" id="section-7B-6-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">impose requirements by reference to designation, acceptance or approval by the Director, the Secretary of State or the Health and Safety Executive; and</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/6/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/6/b" id="section-7B-6-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">provide for references in the conditions to any document </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67868" CommentaryRef="c14413001">specified or described in the licence</Addition>
</Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">to operate as references to that document as revised or re-issued from time to time.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/7/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/7" id="section-7B-7">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">7</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">Conditions included in a licence may contain provision for the conditions to—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/7/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/7/a" id="section-7B-7-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">have effect or cease to have effect at such times and in such circumstances as may be determined by or under the conditions; or</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/7/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/7/b" id="section-7B-7-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">be modified in such manner as may be specified in the conditions at such times and in such circumstances as may be so determined.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/8/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/8" id="section-7B-8">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">8</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">Any provision included in a licence by virtue of subsection (7) above shall have effect in addition to the provision made by this Part with respect to the modification of the conditions of a licence.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/9/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/9" id="section-7B-9">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">9</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">As soon as practicable after granting a licence or an extension or restriction of a licence, the Director shall send a copy of the licence or extension or restriction—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/9/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/9/a" id="section-7B-9-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">to the Health and Safety Executive; </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67909" CommentaryRef="c14413011">and</Addition>
</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/9/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/9/b" id="section-7B-9-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">in the case of a licence or extension under section 7 above, to any </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67918" CommentaryRef="c14412931">gas transporter</Addition>
</Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901"> whose authorised area previously included the whole or any part of the area specified in the licence or extension.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/10/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/10" id="section-7B-10">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">10</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67697" CommentaryRef="c14412901">Any sums received by the Director under or by virtue of this section shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/11/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/11" id="section-7B-11">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67929" CommentaryRef="c14413031">11</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67929" CommentaryRef="c14413031">In this section “</Addition>
<Term id="term-prescribed">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67929" CommentaryRef="c14413031">prescribed</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67929" CommentaryRef="c14413031">” means prescribed in regulations made by the Authority.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="1996-03-01" RestrictEndDate="2001-10-01" ConfersPower="true" RestrictExtent="E+W+S">
<Title>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251"> Standard conditions of licences.</Addition>
</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8" id="section-8">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">8</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/1/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/1" id="section-8-1">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">1</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">Subject to subsections (2) and (3) and sections 23(2), 26(1A) and 27(2) below, each condition which by virtue of section 8(2) of the Gas Act 1995 is a standard condition for the purposes of—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/1/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/1/a" id="section-8-1-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">licences under section 7 above;</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/1/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/1/b" id="section-8-1-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">licences under subsection (1) of section 7A above; or</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/1/c/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/1/c" id="section-8-1-c">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">c</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">licences under subsection (2) of that section,</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">shall be incorporated (that is to say, incorporated by reference) in each licence under that section or, as the case may be, that subsection.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/2/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/2" id="section-8-2">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">2</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">Subsection (1) above shall not apply in relation to a licence under section 7A(1) above which authorises only the supply to premises of gas which has been conveyed to the premises otherwise than by a public gas transporter.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/3/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/3" RestrictEndDate="2023-12-26" id="section-8-3" RestrictExtent="E+W+S">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">3</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">Subject to the following provisions of this section, the Director may, in granting a licence, modify any of the standard conditions to such extent as he considers requisite to meet the circumstances of the particular case.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/4/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/4" id="section-8-4">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">4</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">Before making any modifications under subsection (3) above, the Director shall give notice—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/4/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/4/a" id="section-8-4-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">stating that he proposes to make the modifications and setting out their effect;</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/4/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/4/b" id="section-8-4-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">stating the reasons why he proposes to make the modifications; and</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/4/c/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/4/c" id="section-8-4-c">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">c</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">specifying the time (not being less than 28 days from the date of publication of the notice) within which representations or objections with respect to the proposed modifications may be made,</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">and shall consider any representations or objections which are duly made and not withdrawn.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/5/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/5" id="section-8-5">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">5</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">A notice under subsection (4) above shall be given—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/5/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/5/a" id="section-8-5-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">by publishing the notice in such manner as the Director considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing the notice to the attention of persons likely to be affected by the making of the modifications; and</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/5/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/5/b" id="section-8-5-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">by sending a copy of the notice to the Secretary of State, to the Health and Safety Executive and to the Council.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/6/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/6" id="section-8-6">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">6</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">If, within the time specified in the notice under subsection (4) above, the Secretary of State directs the Director not to make any modification, the Director shall comply with the direction.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/7/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/7" id="section-8-7">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">7</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">The Director shall not make any modifications under subsection (3) above of a condition of a licence under subsection (1) or (2) of section 7A above unless he is of the opinion that the modifications are such that no other holder of such a licence would be unduly disadvantaged in competing with other holders of such licences (including the holder of the licence).</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/8/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/8" id="section-8-8">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">8</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">The modification under subsection (3) above of a condition of a licence shall not prevent so much of the condition as is not so modified being regarded as a standard condition for the purposes of this Part.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/9/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8/9" id="section-8-9">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">9</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">In this section “</Addition>
<Term id="term-modify">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">modify</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">” includes fail to incorporate and “</Addition>
<Term id="term-modification">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">modification</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p66599" CommentaryRef="c14413251">” shall be construed accordingly.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictEndDate="2001-10-01" RestrictStartDate="1996-03-01" ConfersPower="true" RestrictExtent="E+W+S">
<Title>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321"> Assignment of licences.</Addition>
</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA" id="section-8AA">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">8AA</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/1/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/1" id="section-8AA-1">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">1</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">A licence shall be capable of being assigned either generally or—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/1/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/1/a" id="section-8AA-1-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">in the case of a licence under section 7 above, so far as relating to the whole or any part of an authorised area or any specified pipe-line system;</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/1/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/1/b" id="section-8AA-1-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">in the case of a licence under section 7A above, so far as relating to any specified premises,</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">but only if it includes a condition authorising such assignment.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">In this subsection “</Addition>
<Term id="term-specified">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">specified</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">” means specified in the licence, or of a description, or situated in an area, so specified.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/2/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/2" id="section-8AA-2">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">2</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">A licence shall not be capable of being assigned except with the consent of the Director.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/3/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/3" id="section-8AA-3">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">3</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">In deciding whether to give his consent under subsection (2) above, the Director shall apply the same criteria as he would apply if—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/3/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/3/a" id="section-8AA-3-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">in the case of a general assignment, he were deciding whether to grant a corresponding licence to the assignee;</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/3/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/3/b" id="section-8AA-3-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">in the case of any other assignment, he were deciding whether—</Addition>
</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/3/b/i/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/3/b/i" id="section-8AA-3-b-i">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">i</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">to grant to the assignee a licence corresponding to so much of the licence as is proposed to be assigned; and</Addition>
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/3/b/ii/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/3/b/ii" id="section-8AA-3-b-ii">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">ii</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">to grant to the assignor a licence corresponding to so much of the licence as is proposed to be retained.</Addition>
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/4/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/4" id="section-8AA-4">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">4</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">Subject to subsection (5) below, a consent under subsection (2) above may be given subject to compliance with—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/4/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/4/a" id="section-8AA-4-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">such modification or other conditions as the Director considers necessary or expedient for the purpose of protecting the interests of consumers; and</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/4/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/4/b" id="section-8AA-4-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">such incidental or consequential modification conditions as he considers necessary or expedient,</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">and in the case of an assignment other than a general assignment, modification conditions may make as respects so much of the licence as is proposed to be retained by the assignor provision different from that made as respects so much of the licence as is proposed to be assigned.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/5/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/5" id="section-8AA-5">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">5</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">The Director shall—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/5/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/5/a" id="section-8AA-5-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">give the Health and Safety Executive not less than 28 days’ notice of any proposal of his to give a consent under subsection (2) above; and</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/5/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/5/b" id="section-8AA-5-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">give that Executive and the Secretary of State not less than 28 days’ notice of any proposal of his to impose a modification condition;</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">and if, before the expiry of the time specified in a notice given to the Secretary of State under paragraph (b) above, the Secretary of State directs the Director not to impose the condition, the Director shall comply with the direction.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/6/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/6" id="section-8AA-6">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">6</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">A licence may include conditions which must be complied with before the licence can be assigned.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/7/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/7" id="section-8AA-7">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">7</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">An assignment, or purported assignment, of a licence shall be void—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/7/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/7/a" id="section-8AA-7-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">if the licence is not capable of assignment;</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/7/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/7/b" id="section-8AA-7-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">if the assignment, or purported assignment, is in breach of a condition of the licence; or</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/7/c/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/7/c" id="section-8AA-7-c">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">c</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">if there has, before the assignment or purported assignment, been a contravention of a condition subject to compliance with which the consent required by subsection (2) above is given.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/8/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/8" id="section-8AA-8">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">8</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">A licence shall not be capable of being assigned under or by virtue of any other provision of this Act.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/9/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/9" id="section-8AA-9">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">9</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">In this section—</Addition>
</Text>
<UnorderedList Decoration="none" Class="Definition">
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321"></Addition>
<Term id="term-assignment">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">assignment</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">” includes any form of transfer and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;</Addition>
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321"></Addition>
<Term id="term-modification-condition">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">modification condition</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">” means a condition requiring or otherwise providing for the making of modifications to the conditions of a licence.</Addition>
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</UnorderedList>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/10/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA/10" id="section-8AA-10">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">10</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">Any reference in this section to “</Addition>
<Term id="term-assignment">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">assignment</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p67943" CommentaryRef="c14413321">” shall be construed in Scotland as a reference to assignation.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S" RestrictStartDate="1996-03-01" ConfersPower="true">
<Title>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p1885">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c14413351"/>
Modification or removal of the 25,000 therm limits.
</Addition>
</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8A/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8A" id="section-8A">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p1885">8A</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8A/1/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8A/1" id="section-8A-1">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p1885">1</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p1885">The Secretary of State may by order amend </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p1885">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p1899" CommentaryRef="c14413361">section 10(8) or (12) below, paragraph 4 of Schedule 2A to this Act or paragraph 4, 8 or 16 of Schedule 2B to this Act</Addition>
</Addition>
by substituting—
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8A/1/a/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8A/1/a" id="section-8A-1-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>where the limit is for the time being expressed by reference to a number of therms—</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8A/1/a/i/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8A/1/a/i" id="section-8A-1-a-i">
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>such lower number of therms as he considers appropriate; or</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8A/1/a/ii/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8A/1/a/ii" id="section-8A-1-a-ii">
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>such lower limit, expressed by reference to a number of kilowatt hours, as he considers appropriate; or</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8A/1/b/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8A/1/b" id="section-8A-1-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>where the limit is for the time being expressed by reference to a number of kilowatt hours, such lower number of kilowatt hours as he considers appropriate.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8A/2/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8A/2" id="section-8A-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>An order under subsection (1) above may be made so as to provide for the number specified in one provision to differ from that for the time being specified in any of the other provisions.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8A/3/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8A/3" id="section-8A-3">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c14413371"/>
3
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/8A/4/2001-05-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8A/4" id="section-8A-4">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c14413371"/>
4
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
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</Primary>
<Commentaries>
<Commentary id="c14412171" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 6 repealed (1.3.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c00215" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00215" id="c00216" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/3/3" SectionRef="section-3-3">ss. 3(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00215" id="c00217" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/17/5" SectionRef="section-17-5">17(5)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00215" id="c00218" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/6" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-6">Sch. 6</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c00219" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00219" id="c00220" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14413351" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 8A inserted (30.5.1992) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/43" id="c00655" Year="1992" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="43" Title="Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992">Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992 (c. 43)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00655" id="c00656" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/43/section/37" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-37">s. 37</CitationSubRef>
; Commencement Order No. 1 made on 29.5.1992, art. 2.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14413361" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in s. 8A(1) substituted (1.3.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c00658" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00658" id="c00659" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/10/1" SectionRef="section-10-1">s. 10(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00658" id="c00660" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/3/paragraph/2/1" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-2-1">Sch. 3 para. 2(1)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c00661" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00661" id="c00662" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14413371" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 8A(3)(4) repealed (1.3.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c00664" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00664" id="c00665" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/10/1" SectionRef="section-10-1">ss. 10(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00664" id="c00666" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/17/5" SectionRef="section-17-5">17(5)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00664" id="c00667" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/3/paragraph/2/2" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-2-2">Sch. 3 para. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00664" id="c00668" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/6" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-6">Sch. 6</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c00669" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00669" id="c00670" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14411851" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 5 and cross-heading preceding it substituted (1.3.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c00694" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00694" id="c00695" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-3">s. 3</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c00696" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00696" id="c00697" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14411871" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c04897" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/5" SectionRef="section-5">S. 5</CitationSubRef>
and cross-heading substituted (1.3.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c04898" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04899" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04898" SectionRef="section-3">s. 3</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c04900" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04901" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04900" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14411881" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c04902" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/5/1/a" SectionRef="section-5-1-a">S. 5(1)(a)</CitationSubRef>
excluded (8.11.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<CitationSubRef id="c04903" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/5/part/II/paragraph/16/1" CitationRef="c04904" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-II-paragraph-16-1">Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 16(1)</CitationSubRef>
of the amending Act) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c04904" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04905" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/17/1" CitationRef="c04904" SectionRef="section-17-1">s. 17(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04906" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/5/part/II/paragraph/16/1/a" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04904" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-II-paragraph-16-1-a">Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 16(1)(a)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c04907" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04908" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04907" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c04909" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/5/1/a" SectionRef="section-5-1-a">S. 5(1)(a)</CitationSubRef>
excluded (14.10.1999) (
<Emphasis>temp.</Emphasis>
to 1.3.2011 unless revoked earlier) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2639" id="c04910" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1999" Number="2639">S.I. 1999/2639</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04911" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2639/article/1/2/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04910" SectionRef="article-1-2-3">arts. 1(2)(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04912" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2639/article/3" CitationRef="c04910" SectionRef="article-3">3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04913" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2639/article/4" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2639/article/6" CitationRef="c04910" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-4" EndSectionRef="article-6">4-6</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04914" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2639/article/7/1" CitationRef="c04910" SectionRef="article-7-1">7(1)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c04915" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/5/1/a" SectionRef="section-5-1-a">S. 5(1)(a)</CitationSubRef>
restricted (9.12.1999) (
<Emphasis>temp.</Emphasis>
to 1.3.2011 unless revoked earlier) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/3089" id="c04916" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1999" Number="3089">S.I. 1999/3089</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04917" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/3089/article/1/2/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04916" SectionRef="article-1-2-3">arts. 1(2)(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04918" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/3089/article/3" CitationRef="c04916" SectionRef="article-3">3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04919" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/3089/article/5/1" CitationRef="c04916" SectionRef="article-5-1">5(1)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14411891" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c04920" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/5/1/a" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/5/1/c" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-5-1-a" EndSectionRef="section-5-1-c">S. 5(1)(a)-(c)</CitationSubRef>
excluded (8.11.1995 for specified purposes) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c04921" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04922" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/17/1" CitationRef="c04921" SectionRef="section-17-1">s. 17(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04923" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/5/part/II/paragraph/17/1/a" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04921" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-II-paragraph-17-1-a">Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 17(1)(a)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14411901" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c04924" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/5/1/a" SectionRef="section-5-1-a">S. 5(1)(a)</CitationSubRef>
excluded (1.12.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2795" id="c04925" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="2795">S.I. 1996/2795</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04926" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2795/article/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04925" SectionRef="article-3">arts. 3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04927" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2795/article/4" CitationRef="c04925" SectionRef="article-4">4</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14411921" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c04928" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/5/1/b" SectionRef="section-5-1-b">S. 5(1)(b)</CitationSubRef>
excluded (8.11.1995) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c04929" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04930" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/17/1" CitationRef="c04929" SectionRef="section-17-1">s. 17(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04931" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/5/part/II/paragraph/16/1/b" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04929" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-II-paragraph-16-1-b">Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 16(1)(b)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c04932" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04933" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04932" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c04934" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/5/1/b" SectionRef="section-5-1-b">S. 5(1)(b)</CitationSubRef>
excluded (14.10.1999) (
<Emphasis>temp.</Emphasis>
to 1.3.2011 unless revoked earlier) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2639" id="c04935" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1999" Number="2639">S.I. 1999/2639</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04936" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2639/article/1/2/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04935" SectionRef="article-1-2-3">arts. 1(2)(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04937" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2639/article/3" CitationRef="c04935" SectionRef="article-3">3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04938" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2639/article/4" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2639/article/6" CitationRef="c04935" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-4" EndSectionRef="article-6">4-6</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04939" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/2639/article/7/2" CitationRef="c04935" SectionRef="article-7-2">7(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c04940" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/5/1/b" SectionRef="section-5-1-b">S. 5(1)(b)</CitationSubRef>
restricted (9.12.1999) (
<Emphasis>temp.</Emphasis>
to 1.3.2011 unless revoked earlier) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/3089" id="c04941" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1999" Number="3089">S.I. 1999/3089</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04942" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/3089/article/1/2/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04941" SectionRef="article-1-2-3">arts. 1(2)(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04943" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/3089/article/5/2" CitationRef="c04941" SectionRef="article-5-2">5(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14411941" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c04944" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/5/1/c" SectionRef="section-5-1-c">S. 5(1)(c)</CitationSubRef>
modified (8.11.1995) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c04945" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04946" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/17/1" CitationRef="c04945" SectionRef="section-17-1">s. 17(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04947" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/5/part/II/paragraph/18/1" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04945" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-II-paragraph-18-1">Sch. 5 Pt. II paras. 18(1)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14412301" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c04961" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7" SectionRef="section-7">S. 7</CitationSubRef>
substituted (1.3.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c04962" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04963" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/5" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04962" SectionRef="section-5">s. 5</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c04964" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04965" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04964" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14412311" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c04966" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7" SectionRef="section-7">S. 7</CitationSubRef>
amended (16.5.2001) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27" id="c04967" Year="2000" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="27">2000 c. 27</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04968" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/section/81/1" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04967" SectionRef="section-81-1">s. 81(1)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781" id="c04969" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="1781">S.I. 2001/1781</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04970" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/2" CitationRef="c04969" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04971" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04969" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
(subject to transitional provisions in
<CitationSubRef id="c04972" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/10" CitationRef="c04969" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-3" EndSectionRef="article-10">arts. 3-10</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14412321" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c04973" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7" SectionRef="section-7">S. 7</CitationSubRef>
applied (with modifications) (8.11.1995) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c04974" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04975" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/17/1" CitationRef="c04974" SectionRef="section-17-1">s. 17(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04976" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/5/part/II/paragraph/15/1/4" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04974" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-II-paragraph-15-1-4">Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 15(1)(4)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c04977" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04978" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04977" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14412331" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c04979" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7" SectionRef="section-7">S. 7</CitationSubRef>
extended (8.11.1995) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c04980" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04981" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/17/1" CitationRef="c04980" SectionRef="section-17-1">s. 17(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04982" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/5/part/I/paragraph/1/1/a" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04980" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-I-paragraph-1-1-a">Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 1(1)(a)</CitationSubRef>
; S,I. 1996/218, art. 2
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14413251" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c04992" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8" SectionRef="section-8">S. 8</CitationSubRef>
substituted (1.3.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c04993" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04994" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/8/1" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04993" SectionRef="section-8-1">s. 8(1)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c04995" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04996" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04995" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14412191" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c05005" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/6A" SectionRef="section-6A">S. 6A</CitationSubRef>
substituted (1.3.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c05006" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/4" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05006" SectionRef="section-4">s. 4</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c05008" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05008" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14412201" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c05010" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/6A" SectionRef="section-6A">S. 6A</CitationSubRef>
extended (8.11.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 5 Pt. II paras. 16(1), 17(1) of the amending Act) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c05011" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05012" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/17/1" CitationRef="c05011" SectionRef="section-17-1">s. 17(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05013" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/5/part/II/paragraph/16/1/b" CitationRef="c05011" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-II-paragraph-16-1-b">Sch. 5 Pt. II paras. 16(1)(b)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05014" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/5/part/II/paragraph/17/1/b" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05011" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-II-paragraph-17-1-b">17(1)(b)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c05015" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05016" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05015" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14412541" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c05017" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A" SectionRef="section-7A">S. 7A</CitationSubRef>
inserted (1.3.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c05018" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05019" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/6" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05018" SectionRef="section-6">s. 6</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c05020" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05021" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05020" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14412551" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c05022" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A" SectionRef="section-7A">S. 7A</CitationSubRef>
applied (with modifications) (8.11.1995) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c05023" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05024" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/17/1" CitationRef="c05023" SectionRef="section-17-1">s. 17(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05025" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/5/part/II/paragraph/15/1/4" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05023" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-II-paragraph-15-1-4">Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 15(1)(4)</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c05026" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/I" SectionRef="section-I">S.I</CitationSubRef>
. 1996.218, art. 2
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c05027" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A" SectionRef="section-7A">S. 7A</CitationSubRef>
applied (with modifications) (1.3.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/399" id="c05028" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="399">S.I. 1996/399</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05029" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/399/article/2/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05028" SectionRef="article-2-2">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14412561" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c05030" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/1" SectionRef="section-7A-1">S. 7A(1)</CitationSubRef>
extended (8.11.1995) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c05031" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05032" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/17/1" CitationRef="c05031" SectionRef="section-17-1">s. 17(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05033" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/5/part/I/paragraph/1/1/b" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05031" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-I-paragraph-1-1-b">Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 1(1)(b)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05034" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/part/II/paragraph/16/1/b" CitationRef="c05031" SectionRef="part-II-paragraph-16-1-b">Pt. II para. 16(1)(b)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c05035" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05036" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05035" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14412571" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c05037" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7A/2" SectionRef="section-7A-2">S. 7A(2)</CitationSubRef>
extended (8.11.1995) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c05038" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05039" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/17/1" CitationRef="c05038" SectionRef="section-17-1">s. 17(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05040" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/5/part/I/paragraph/1/1/c" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05038" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-I-paragraph-1-1-c">Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 1(1)(c)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05041" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/part/II/paragraph/16/1/c" CitationRef="c05038" SectionRef="part-II-paragraph-16-1-c">Pt. II para. 16(1)(c)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c05042" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05043" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05042" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14412901" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c05122" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B" SectionRef="section-7B">S. 7B</CitationSubRef>
inserted (1.3.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c05123" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05124" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/7" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05123" SectionRef="section-7">s. 7</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c05125" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05126" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05125" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14412911" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c05127" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B" SectionRef="section-7B">S. 7B</CitationSubRef>
applied (with modifications) (1.3.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/399" id="c05128" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="399">S.I. 1996/399</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05129" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/399/article/2/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05128" SectionRef="article-2-2">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14412921" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c05130" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B" SectionRef="section-7B">S. 7B</CitationSubRef>
applied (with modifications) (8.11.1995 ) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c05131" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05132" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/17/1" CitationRef="c05131" SectionRef="section-17-1">s. 17(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05133" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/5/part/II/paragraph/15/1/4" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05131" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-II-paragraph-15-1-4">Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 15(1)(4)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c05134" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05135" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05134" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14412931" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="c05136" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/2/b/9/b" SectionRef="section-7B-2-b-9-b">s. 7B(2)(b)(9)(b)</CitationSubRef>
substituted (16.5.2001 for certain purposes and otherwise
<Emphasis>prosp.</Emphasis>
) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27" id="c05137" Year="2000" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="27">2000 c. 27</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05138" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/section/108" CitationRef="c05137" SectionRef="section-108">ss. 108</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05139" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/section/110/2" CitationRef="c05137" SectionRef="section-110-2">110(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05140" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/schedule/6/part/I/paragraph/2/1" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05137" SectionRef="schedule-6-part-I-paragraph-2-1">Sch. 6 Pt. I para. 2(1)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781" id="c05141" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="1781">S.I. 2001/1781</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05142" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/2" CitationRef="c05141" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05143" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05141" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
(subject to transitional provisions in
<CitationSubRef id="c05144" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/10" CitationRef="c05141" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-3" EndSectionRef="article-10">arts. 3-10</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14412941" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="c05145" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/4/a" SectionRef="section-7B-4-a">s. 7B(4)(a)</CitationSubRef>
substituted (20.12.2000) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27" id="c05146" Year="2000" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="27">2000 c. 27</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05147" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/section/74/3/a" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05146" SectionRef="section-74-3-a">s. 74(3)(a)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3343" id="c05148" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2000" Number="3343">S.I. 2000/3343</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05149" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3343/article/2" CitationRef="c05148" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05150" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3343/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05148" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
(subject to transitional provisions in
<CitationSubRef id="c05151" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3343/article/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3343/article/15" CitationRef="c05148" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-3" EndSectionRef="article-15">arts. 3-15</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14412951" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c05152" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/4/b" SectionRef="section-7B-4-b">S. 7B(4)(b)</CitationSubRef>
omitted (20.12.2000) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27" id="c05153" Year="2000" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="27">2000 c. 27</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05154" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/section/74/3/b" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05153" SectionRef="section-74-3-b">s. 74(3)(b)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3343" id="c05155" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2000" Number="3343">S.I. 2000/3343</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05156" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3343/article/2" CitationRef="c05155" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05157" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3343/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05155" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
(subject to transitional provisions in
<CitationSubRef id="c05158" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3343/article/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3343/article/15" CitationRef="c05155" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-3" EndSectionRef="article-15">arts. 3-15</CitationSubRef>
) and repealed (
<Emphasis>prosp.</Emphasis>
) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27" id="c05159" Year="2000" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="27">2000 c. 27</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05160" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/section/108" CitationRef="c05159" SectionRef="section-108">ss. 108</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05161" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/section/110/2" CitationRef="c05159" SectionRef="section-110-2">110(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05162" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/schedule/8" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05159" SectionRef="schedule-8">Sch. 8</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14412961" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c05163" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/4/d" SectionRef="section-7B-4-d">S. 7B(4)(d)</CitationSubRef>
and word “and” preceding it repealed (7.11.2000) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27" id="c05164" Year="2000" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="27">2000 c. 27</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05165" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/section/108" CitationRef="c05164" SectionRef="section-108">s. 108</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05166" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/schedule/6/part/I/paragraph/5" CitationRef="c05164" SectionRef="schedule-6-part-I-paragraph-5">Sch. 6 Pt. I para. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05167" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/schedule/8" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05164" SectionRef="schedule-8">Sch. 8</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/2974" id="c05168" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2000" Number="2974">S.I. 2000/2974</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05169" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/2974/article/2" CitationRef="c05168" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05170" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/2974/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05168" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
(subject to transitional provisions in
<CitationSubRef id="c05171" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/2974/article/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/2974/article/12" CitationRef="c05168" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-3" EndSectionRef="article-12">arts. 3-12</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14412981" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c05172" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/4A" SectionRef="section-7B-4A">S. 7B(4A)</CitationSubRef>
inserted (16.5.2001 for certain purposes and otherwise
<Emphasis>prosp.</Emphasis>
) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27" id="c05173" Year="2000" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="27">2000 c. 27</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05174" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/section/74/4" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05173" SectionRef="section-74-4">ss. 74(4)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05175" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/section/110/2" CitationRef="c05173" SectionRef="section-110-2">110(2)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781" id="c05176" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="1781">S.I. 2001/1781</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05177" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/2" CitationRef="c05176" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05178" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05176" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
(subject to transitional provisions in
<CitationSubRef id="c05179" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/10" CitationRef="c05176" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-3" EndSectionRef="article-10">arts. 3-10</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14412991" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="c05180" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/5/a/iii" SectionRef="section-7B-5-a-iii">s. 7B(5)(a)(iii)</CitationSubRef>
substituted (16.5.2001 for certain purposes and otherwise
<Emphasis>prosp.</Emphasis>
) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27" id="c05181" Year="2000" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="27">2000 c. 27</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05182" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/section/74/5" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05181" SectionRef="section-74-5">ss. 74(5)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05183" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/section/110/2" CitationRef="c05181" SectionRef="section-110-2">110(2)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781" id="c05184" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="1781">S.I. 2001/1781</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05185" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/2" CitationRef="c05184" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05186" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05184" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
(subject to transitional provisions in
<CitationSubRef id="c05187" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/10" CitationRef="c05184" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-3" EndSectionRef="article-10">arts. 3-10</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14413001" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="c05188" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/6" SectionRef="section-7B-6">s. 7B(6)</CitationSubRef>
shall cease to have effect (16.5.2001 for certain purposes and otherwise
<Emphasis>prosp.</Emphasis>
) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27" id="c05189" Year="2000" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="27">2000 c. 27</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05190" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/section/74/6" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05189" SectionRef="section-74-6">ss. 74(6)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05191" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/section/110/2" CitationRef="c05189" SectionRef="section-110-2">110(2)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781" id="c05192" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="1781">S.I. 2001/1781</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05193" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/2" CitationRef="c05192" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05194" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05192" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
(subject to transitional provisions in
<CitationSubRef id="c05195" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/10" CitationRef="c05192" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-3" EndSectionRef="article-10">arts. 3-10</CitationSubRef>
) and are repealed (
<Emphasis>prosp.</Emphasis>
) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27" id="c05196" Year="2000" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="27">2000 c. 27</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05197" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/section/108" CitationRef="c05196" SectionRef="section-108">ss. 108</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05198" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/section/110/2" CitationRef="c05196" SectionRef="section-110-2">110(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05199" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/schedule/8" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05196" SectionRef="schedule-8">Sch. 8</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14413011" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c05200" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/9" SectionRef="section-7B-9">S. 7B(9)</CitationSubRef>
: word “and”preceding para. (b) repealed (16.5.2001 for certain purposes, otherwise (
<Emphasis>prosp.</Emphasis>
)) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27" id="c05201" Year="2000" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="27">2000 c. 27</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05202" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/section/108" CitationRef="c05201" SectionRef="section-108">s. 108</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05203" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/schedule/8" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05201" SectionRef="schedule-8">Sch. 8</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781" id="c05204" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="1781">S.I. 2001/1781</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05205" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/2" CitationRef="c05204" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05206" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05204" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
(subject to transitional provisions in
<CitationSubRef id="c05207" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/10" CitationRef="c05204" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-3" EndSectionRef="article-10">arts. 3-10</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14413031" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c05208" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/7B/11" SectionRef="section-7B-11">S. 7B(11)</CitationSubRef>
inserted (16.5.2001 for certain purposes and otherwise
<Emphasis>prosp.</Emphasis>
) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27" id="c05209" Year="2000" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="27">2000 c. 27</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05210" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/section/74/7" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05209" SectionRef="section-74-7">ss. 74(7)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05211" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27/section/110/2" CitationRef="c05209" SectionRef="section-110-2">110(2)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781" id="c05212" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="1781">S.I. 2001/1781</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05213" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/2" CitationRef="c05212" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05214" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05212" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
(subject to transitional provisions in
<CitationSubRef id="c05215" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1781/article/10" CitationRef="c05212" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-3" EndSectionRef="article-10">arts. 3-10</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14413321" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c05216" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/8AA" SectionRef="section-8AA">S. 8AA</CitationSubRef>
inserted (1.3.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c05217" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05218" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/10/1" CitationRef="c05217" SectionRef="section-10-1">s. 10(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05219" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/3/paragraph/1" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05217" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-1">Sch. 3 para. 1</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c05220" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05221" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c05220" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14411521" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c08934" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/part/I" SectionRef="part-I">Pt. I</CitationSubRef>
: definition of "public gas supplier" applied (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57" id="c08935" Year="1991" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="57" Title="Water Resources Act 1991">Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c08936" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/section/208/3/b" Operative="true" CitationRef="c08935" SectionRef="section-208-3-b">ss. 208(3)(b)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c08937" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/section/225/2" CitationRef="c08935" SectionRef="section-225-2">225(2)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c08938" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/section/16/6" CitationRef="c08935" SectionRef="section-16-6">ss. 16(6)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c08939" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/section/179" CitationRef="c08935" SectionRef="section-179">179</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c08940" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/section/222/3" CitationRef="c08935" SectionRef="section-222-3">222(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c08941" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/schedule/22/paragraph/1" CitationRef="c08935" SectionRef="schedule-22-paragraph-1">Sch. 22 para. 1</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c08942" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/schedule/23/paragraph/6" CitationRef="c08935" SectionRef="schedule-23-paragraph-6">Sch. 23 para. 6</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c08943" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/part/I" SectionRef="part-I">Pt. I</CitationSubRef>
: definition of "public gas supplier" applied (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57" id="c08944" Year="1991" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="57" Title="Water Resources Act 1991">Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c08945" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/section/178" CitationRef="c08944" SectionRef="section-178">ss. 178</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c08946" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/section/225/2" CitationRef="c08944" SectionRef="section-225-2">225(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c08947" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/schedule/22/paragraph/1/4/e" Operative="true" CitationRef="c08944" SectionRef="schedule-22-paragraph-1-4-e">Sch. 22 para. 1(4)(e)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c08948" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/section/16/6" CitationRef="c08944" SectionRef="section-16-6">ss. 16(6)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c08949" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/section/179" CitationRef="c08944" SectionRef="section-179">179</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c08950" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/section/222/3" CitationRef="c08944" SectionRef="section-222-3">222(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c08951" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/schedule/22/paragraph/1" CitationRef="c08944" SectionRef="schedule-22-paragraph-1">Sch. 22 para. 1</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c08952" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/schedule/23/paragraph/6" CitationRef="c08944" SectionRef="schedule-23-paragraph-6">Sch. 23 para. 6</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c08953" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/part/I" SectionRef="part-I">Pt. I</CitationSubRef>
applied (1.3.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c08954" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c08955" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/6/7" Operative="true" CitationRef="c08954" SectionRef="section-6-7">s. 6(7)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c08956" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c08957" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c08956" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c08958" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/part/I" SectionRef="part-I">Pt. I</CitationSubRef>
applied (1.3.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c08959" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c08960" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/16/1" CitationRef="c08959" SectionRef="section-16-1">s. 16(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c08961" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/4/paragraph/1" Operative="true" CitationRef="c08959" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-1">Sch. 4 para. 1</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c08962" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c08963" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c08962" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
</Commentaries>
</Legislation>