http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/2022-01-13Gas 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 Database2024-10-30Expert Participation2022-01-13 SCHEDULES SCHEDULE 5Part I Supply of Gas to Tariff Customers Meters to be kept in proper order<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/2022-01-13" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4" id="schedule-5-paragraph-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/1/2022-01-13" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/1" id="schedule-5-paragraph-4-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Every tariff customer shall at all times, at his own expense, keep all meters belonging to him, whereby the quantity of gas supplied by the public gas supplier is registered, in proper order for correctly registering the quantity of gas, and in default of his doing so the supplier may discontinue the supply of gas through that meter.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/2/2022-01-13" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/2" id="schedule-5-paragraph-4-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A public gas supplier shall at all times, at his own expense, keep all meters let for hire or lent by him to any tariff customer in proper order for correctly registering the quantity of gas supplied; but this sub-paragraph is without prejudice to any remedy the supplier may have against the customer for failure to take proper care of the meter.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/3/2022-01-13" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/3" id="schedule-5-paragraph-4-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A public gas supplier shall have power to remove, inspect and re-install any meter by which the quantity of gas supplied by him to a tariff customer is registered, and shall, while any such meter is removed, fix a substituted meter on the premises; and, subject to sub-paragraph (4) below, the cost of removing, inspecting and re-installing a meter and of fixing a substituted meter shall be defrayed by the supplier.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/4/2022-01-13" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/4" id="schedule-5-paragraph-4-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Where such a meter is removed for the purpose of being examined by a meter examiner in accordance with section 17 of this Act, the expenses incurred in removing, examining and re-installing the meter and fixing a substituted meter shall, if the meter is found in proper order, be defrayed by the person at whose request the examination is to be carried out but otherwise shall be defrayed by the owner of the meter.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/5/2022-01-13" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/5" id="schedule-5-paragraph-4-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A meter is found in proper order for the purposes of sub-paragraph (4) above if it is found to register correctly or to register erroneously to a degree not exceeding the degree permitted by regulations under section 17 of this Act.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></ScheduleBody></Schedule></Schedules></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c14442071" Type="F"><Para><Text>Sch. 5 repealed (1.3.1996) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c04608" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c04609" CitationRef="c04608" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/9/3" SectionRef="section-9-3">ss. 9(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c04610" CitationRef="c04608" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/17/5" SectionRef="section-17-5">17(5)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c04611" CitationRef="c04608" 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="c04612" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c04613" CitationRef="c04612" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>; Sch. 5 expressed to be amended (30.12.2002) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2002/17" id="c04615" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2002" Number="17">2002 asp 17</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c04616" CitationRef="c04615" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2002/17/section/61" SectionRef="section-61">ss. 61</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c04617" CitationRef="c04615" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2002/17/section/64/2" SectionRef="section-64-2">64(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c04618" CitationRef="c04615" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2002/17/schedule/3/part/1/paragraph/16/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-3-part-1-paragraph-16-3">Sch. 3 Pt. 1 para. 16(3)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c04619" CitationRef="c04615" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2002/17/section/63" SectionRef="section-63">s. 63</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation></div><div class="header"><span>This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. 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5</span>"</span>/></span></div><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><atom:link<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">rel</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">nextInForce</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">href</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/7/paragraph/1/2022-01-13</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">title</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">Paragraph; Schedule 7 Paragraph 1</span>"</span>/></span></div><span> </span><div class="folder" id="folder2"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:PrimaryMetadata></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="folder" id="folder3"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:DocumentClassification></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:DocumentCategory<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Value</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">primary</span>"</span>/></span></div><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:DocumentMainType<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Value</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct</span>"</span>/></span></div><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:DocumentStatus<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Value</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">revised</span>"</span>/></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:DocumentClassification></span></div></div><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Year<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Value</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1986</span>"</span>/></span></div><div class="line"><span 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class="html-attribute-name">AffectedExtent</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">E+W+S</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingProvisions</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">s. 138(4)(c)(iii)</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingNumber</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">32</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Modified</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2024-09-18T11:28:59Z</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">EffectId</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">key-6c09dee1fcf04fee6cc1bb05779263e4</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Type</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">inserted</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Row</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">38</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingEffectsExtent</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">E+W+S</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedYear</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1986</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-6c09dee1fcf04fee6cc1bb05779263e4</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectedTitle></span><span>Gas Act 1986</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectedTitle></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder6"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectedProvisions></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-23D-2-d</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/23D/2/d</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">FoundRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-23D</span>"</span>></span><span>s. 23D(2)(d)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div><span> and word</span></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectedProvisions></span></div></div><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectingTitle></span><span>Energy Act 2013</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectingTitle></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder7"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectingProvisions></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-138-4-c-iii</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/32/section/138/4/c/iii</span>"</span>></span><span>s. 138(4)(c)(iii)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectingProvisions></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder8"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:CommencementAuthority></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-156-1</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/32/section/156/1</span>"</span>></span><span>s. 156(1)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:CommencementAuthority></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder9"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:InForceDates></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:InForce<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Applied</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">false</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Prospective</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">true</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Qualification</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value"></span>"</span>/></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:InForceDates></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:UnappliedEffect></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder10"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:UnappliedEffect<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Modified</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2024-09-18T11:28:59Z</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-69d6c7eae0878bc0d37d0ddebe785e26</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedProvisions</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">s. 41E(6)(d) and word</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingClass</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">EffectId</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">key-69d6c7eae0878bc0d37d0ddebe785e26</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Type</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">inserted</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedYear</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1986</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingEffectsExtent</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">E+W+S</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingProvisions</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">s. 138(4)(f)(ii)</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedClass</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/32</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedNumber</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">44</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">RequiresApplied</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">true</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingNumber</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">32</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingYear</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2013</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedExtent</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">E+W+S</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Row</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">66</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectedTitle></span><span>Gas Act 1986</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectedTitle></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder11"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectedProvisions></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-41E-6-d</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/41E/6/d</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">FoundRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-41E</span>"</span>></span><span>s. 41E(6)(d)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div><span> and word</span></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectedProvisions></span></div></div><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectingTitle></span><span>Energy Act 2013</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectingTitle></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder12"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectingProvisions></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-138-4-f-ii</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/32/section/138/4/f/ii</span>"</span>></span><span>s. 138(4)(f)(ii)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectingProvisions></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder13"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:CommencementAuthority></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-156-1</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/32/section/156/1</span>"</span>></span><span>s. 156(1)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:CommencementAuthority></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder14"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:InForceDates></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:InForce<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Applied</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">false</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Prospective</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">true</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Qualification</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value"></span>"</span>/></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:InForceDates></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:UnappliedEffect></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder15"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:UnappliedEffect<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Comments</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">IP completion day</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingNumber</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1245</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingEffectsExtent</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingClass</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedProvisions</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">s. 27(1ZA)(aa)</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">EffectId</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">key-1163cf6e7a7a5de9a0df8e71fdf11cb7</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">RequiresApplied</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">false</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Row</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">40</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedClass</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Notes</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. The affecting statutory instrument has no legal effect. It was made under a procedure which meant that it ceased to have effect 28 days after signing unless it was debated and approved in Parliament within that time. It was not debated and approved within 28 days, so it has expired with no effect.</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedExtent</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">E+W+S</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AppendedCommentary</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">(with S.I. 2019/93, Sch. 4 paras. 7, 13, 15A, 15B as amended by reg. 35(2)-(8)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Type</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">inserted by S.I. 2019/93, Sch. 1 para. 2(2)(b) (as substituted)</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1245</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Modified</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2024-09-18T11:28:59Z</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-1163cf6e7a7a5de9a0df8e71fdf11cb7</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingProvisions</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">reg. 17</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedYear</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1986</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingYear</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2019</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedNumber</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">44</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectedTitle></span><span>Gas Act 1986</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectedTitle></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder16"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectedProvisions></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-27-1ZA-aa</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/27/1ZA/aa</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">FoundRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-27</span>"</span>></span><span>s. 27(1ZA)(aa)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectedProvisions></span></div></div><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectingTitle></span><span>The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (expired—not approved)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectingTitle></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder17"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectingProvisions></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">regulation-17</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1245/regulation/17</span>"</span>></span><span>reg. 17</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectingProvisions></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder18"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:CommencementAuthority></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">regulation-1-1</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1245/regulation/1/1</span>"</span>></span><span>reg. 1(1)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:CommencementAuthority></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder19"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:InForceDates></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:InForce<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Date</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2020-12-31</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Qualification</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">wholly in force</span>"</span>/></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:InForceDates></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:UnappliedEffect></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder20"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:UnappliedEffect<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedExtent</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">E+W+S</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedYear</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1986</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedProvisions</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">s. 5(1)(ca)</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-cafbc760d90b3369c21a8a91a552d9c5</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingClass</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">RequiresApplied</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">true</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingProvisions</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">s. 168(2)(b)</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">EffectId</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">key-cafbc760d90b3369c21a8a91a552d9c5</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Type</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">inserted</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingNumber</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">52</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingEffectsExtent</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedClass</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Row</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">16</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Modified</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2024-09-23T16:36:17Z</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedNumber</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">44</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingYear</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2023</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectedTitle></span><span>Gas Act 1986</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectedTitle></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder21"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectedProvisions></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-5-1-ca</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/5/1/ca</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">FoundRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-5</span>"</span>></span><span>s. 5(1)(ca)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectedProvisions></span></div></div><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectingTitle></span><span>Energy Act 2023</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectingTitle></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder22"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectingProvisions></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-168-2-b</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/168/2/b</span>"</span>></span><span>s. 168(2)(b)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectingProvisions></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder23"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:CommencementAuthority></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-334-1</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/334/1</span>"</span>></span><span>s. 334(1)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:CommencementAuthority></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder24"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:InForceDates></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:InForce<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Applied</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">false</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Prospective</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">true</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Qualification</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value"></span>"</span>/></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:InForceDates></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:UnappliedEffect></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder25"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:UnappliedEffect<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Type</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">inserted</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Row</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">17</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingEffectsExtent</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">RequiresApplied</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">true</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedProvisions</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">s. 5(10A)</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Modified</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2024-09-23T16:36:17Z</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedYear</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1986</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingClass</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedExtent</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">E+W+S</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">EffectId</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">key-8f6a52ac614fdf2050cd0865bc794966</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingYear</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2023</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingProvisions</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">s. 168(2)(c)</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedNumber</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">44</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingNumber</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">52</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedClass</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-8f6a52ac614fdf2050cd0865bc794966</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectedTitle></span><span>Gas Act 1986</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectedTitle></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder26"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectedProvisions></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-5-10A</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/5/10A</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">FoundRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-5</span>"</span>></span><span>s. 5(10A)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectedProvisions></span></div></div><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectingTitle></span><span>Energy Act 2023</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectingTitle></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder27"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectingProvisions></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-168-2-c</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/168/2/c</span>"</span>></span><span>s. 168(2)(c)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectingProvisions></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder28"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:CommencementAuthority></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-334-1</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/334/1</span>"</span>></span><span>s. 334(1)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:CommencementAuthority></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder29"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:InForceDates></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:InForce<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Applied</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">false</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Prospective</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">true</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Qualification</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value"></span>"</span>/></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:InForceDates></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:UnappliedEffect></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder30"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:UnappliedEffect<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingYear</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2024</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedProvisions</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">s. 36A(11)</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-455ab46de17d1cc552b78791ca77fcd1</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Type</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">inserted</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingClass</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingProvisions</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">Sch. 29 para. 8</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Modified</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2024-12-04T13:44:27Z</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">RequiresApplied</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">true</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/13</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Row</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">900</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedYear</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1986</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">EffectId</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">key-455ab46de17d1cc552b78791ca77fcd1</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedClass</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingEffectsExtent</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingNumber</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">13</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedNumber</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">44</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectedTitle></span><span>Gas Act 1986</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectedTitle></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder31"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectedProvisions></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-36A-11</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/section/36A/11</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">FoundRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-36A</span>"</span>></span><span>s. 36A(11)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectedProvisions></span></div></div><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectingTitle></span><span>Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectingTitle></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder32"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AffectingProvisions></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-29</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/13/schedule/29</span>"</span>></span><span>Sch. 29 </span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-29-paragraph-8</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/13/schedule/29/paragraph/8</span>"</span>></span><span>para. 8</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:AffectingProvisions></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder33"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:CommencementAuthority></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-339-1</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/13/section/339/1</span>"</span>></span><span>s. 339(1)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:CommencementAuthority></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder34"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:InForceDates></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:InForce<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Applied</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">false</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Prospective</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">true</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Qualification</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value"></span>"</span>/></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder35"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:InForce<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">CommencingURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2024/1226</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">CommencingClass</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Date</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2025-01-01</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Qualification</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">for specified purposes</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">CommencingYear</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2024</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">CommencingNumber</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1226</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Comments</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">to the extent that it relates to the provisions specified in paragraph 2(5)(b)(ii).</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="folder" id="folder36"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:CommencingProvisions></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">regulation-1-2</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2024/1226/regulation/1/2</span>"</span>></span><span>reg. 1(2)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">regulation-2-1</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2024/1226/regulation/2/1</span>"</span>></span><span>2(1)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">regulation-2-21</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2024/1226/regulation/2/21</span>"</span>></span><span>(21)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:CommencingProvisions></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:InForce></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:InForceDates></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:UnappliedEffect></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder37"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:UnappliedEffect<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/13</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingClass</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">RequiresApplied</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">true</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedNumber</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">44</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingEffectsExtent</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">EffectId</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">key-b5ba5629af25abbe430ac50dc7a76202</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedYear</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1986</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingNumber</span>="<span 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class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:CommencementAuthority></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-339-1</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/13/section/339/1</span>"</span>></span><span>s. 339(1)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:CommencementAuthority></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder41"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:InForceDates></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:InForce<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Applied</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">false</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Prospective</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">true</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Qualification</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value"></span>"</span>/></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder42"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:InForce<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">CommencingURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2024/1226</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">CommencingClass</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Date</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2025-01-01</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Qualification</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">wholly in force</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">CommencingYear</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2024</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">CommencingNumber</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1226</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="folder" id="folder43"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:CommencingProvisions></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:Section<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">regulation-1-2</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span 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class="html-attribute-name">EffectId</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">key-99ca7e31f154bd4eff2d4ef9dad5d05d</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingClass</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Type</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">inserted</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedProvisions</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">s. 15A</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectedExtent</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">E+W+S</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Modified</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2024-09-18T11:28:59Z</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">AffectingNumber</span>="<span 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class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/43/section/56/2</span>"</span>></span><span>s. 56(2)</span><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Section></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:CommencementAuthority></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder48"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ukm:InForceDates></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:InForce<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Applied</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">false</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Prospective</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">true</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Qualification</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value"></span>"</span>/></span></div></div><span class="folded 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class="html-attribute-value">187</span>"</span>/></span></div><span> </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:ScheduleParagraphs<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Value</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">256</span>"</span>/></span></div><span> </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:AttachmentParagraphs<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Value</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">0</span>"</span>/></span></div><span> </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><ukm:TotalImages<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Value</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">0</span>"</span>/></span></div><span> </span></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Statistics></span></div></div><span> </span></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ukm:Metadata></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder51"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Primary></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="folder" id="folder52"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Schedules<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">RestrictEndDate</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2022-08-11</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">RestrictStartDate</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2022-01-13</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">RestrictExtent</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">E+W+S+N.I.</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Title></span><span> SCHEDULES</span><span class="html-tag"></Title></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder53"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span 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class="opened"><div class="folder" id="folder54"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Number></span></div><div class="opened"><span> </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><CommentaryRef<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Ref</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c14442071</span>"</span>/></span></div><span>SCHEDULE 5</span></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Number></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder55"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><ScheduleBody></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="folder" id="folder56"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Part<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">DocumentURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/part/I/2022-01-13</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">IdURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/part/I</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">NumberOfProvisions</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">7</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">RestrictExtent</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">E+W+S</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">RestrictEndDate</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1996-03-01</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Match</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">false</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-5-part-I</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">RestrictStartDate</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1996-03-01</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Number></span><span>Part I</span><span class="html-tag"></Number></span></div><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Title></span><span> Supply of Gas to Tariff Customers</span><span class="html-tag"></Title></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder57"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Pblock<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">DocumentURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/part/I/crossheading/meters-to-be-kept-in-proper-order/2022-01-13</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">IdURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/part/I/crossheading/meters-to-be-kept-in-proper-order</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">NumberOfProvisions</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">RestrictExtent</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">E+W+S</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">RestrictEndDate</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1996-03-01</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Match</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">false</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-5-part-I-crossheading-meters-to-be-kept-in-proper-order</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">RestrictStartDate</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1996-03-01</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Title></span><span> Meters to be kept in proper order</span><span class="html-tag"></Title></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder58"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><P1group<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Layout</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">below</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">RestrictExtent</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">E+W+S</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">RestrictEndDate</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1996-03-01</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Match</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">false</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">RestrictStartDate</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1996-03-01</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Title/></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder59"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><P1<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">DocumentURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/2022-01-13</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">IdURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-5-paragraph-4</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Pnumber></span><span>4</span><span class="html-tag"></Pnumber></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder60"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><P1para></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="folder" id="folder61"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><P2<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">DocumentURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/1/2022-01-13</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">IdURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/1</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-5-paragraph-4-1</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Pnumber></span><span>1</span><span class="html-tag"></Pnumber></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder62"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><P2para></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Text></span><span>Every tariff customer shall at all times, at his own expense, keep all meters belonging to him, whereby the quantity of gas supplied by the public gas supplier is registered, in proper order for correctly registering the quantity of gas, and in default of his doing so the supplier may discontinue the supply of gas through that meter.</span><span class="html-tag"></Text></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></P2para></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></P2></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder63"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><P2<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">DocumentURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/2/2022-01-13</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">IdURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/2</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-5-paragraph-4-2</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Pnumber></span><span>2</span><span class="html-tag"></Pnumber></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder64"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><P2para></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Text></span><span>A public gas supplier shall at all times, at his own expense, keep all meters let for hire or lent by him to any tariff customer in proper order for correctly registering the quantity of gas supplied; but this sub-paragraph is without prejudice to any remedy the supplier may have against the customer for failure to take proper care of the meter.</span><span class="html-tag"></Text></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></P2para></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></P2></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder65"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><P2<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">DocumentURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/3/2022-01-13</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">IdURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/3</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-5-paragraph-4-3</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Pnumber></span><span>3</span><span class="html-tag"></Pnumber></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder66"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><P2para></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Text></span><span>A public gas supplier shall have power to remove, inspect and re-install any meter by which the quantity of gas supplied by him to a tariff customer is registered, and shall, while any such meter is removed, fix a substituted meter on the premises; and, subject to sub-paragraph (4) below, the cost of removing, inspecting and re-installing a meter and of fixing a substituted meter shall be defrayed by the supplier.</span><span class="html-tag"></Text></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></P2para></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></P2></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder67"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><P2<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">DocumentURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/4/2022-01-13</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">IdURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/4</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-5-paragraph-4-4</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Pnumber></span><span>4</span><span class="html-tag"></Pnumber></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder68"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><P2para></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Text></span><span>Where such a meter is removed for the purpose of being examined by a meter examiner in accordance with section 17 of this Act, the expenses incurred in removing, examining and re-installing the meter and fixing a substituted meter shall, if the meter is found in proper order, be defrayed by the person at whose request the examination is to be carried out but otherwise shall be defrayed by the owner of the meter.</span><span class="html-tag"></Text></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></P2para></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></P2></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder69"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><P2<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">DocumentURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/5/2022-01-13</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">IdURI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/5/paragraph/4/5</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-5-paragraph-4-5</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Pnumber></span><span>5</span><span class="html-tag"></Pnumber></span></div><div class="folder" id="folder70"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><P2para></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Text></span><span>A meter is found in proper order for the purposes of sub-paragraph (4) above if it is found to register correctly or to register erroneously to a degree not exceeding the degree permitted by regulations under section 17 of this Act.</span><span class="html-tag"></Text></span></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></P2para></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></P2></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></P1para></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></P1></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></P1group></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Pblock></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Part></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></ScheduleBody></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Schedule></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Schedules></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Primary></span></div></div><div class="folder" id="folder71"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Commentaries></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="folder" id="folder72"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Commentary<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c14442071</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Type</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">F</span>"</span>></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="folder" id="folder73"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Para></span></div><div class="opened"><div class="folder" id="folder74"><div class="line"><span class="folder-button fold"></span><span class="html-tag"><Text></span></div><div class="opened"><span>Sch. 5 repealed (1.3.1996) by </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Citation<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c04608</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Year</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1995</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Class</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Number</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">45</span>"</span>></span><span>1995 c. 45</span><span class="html-tag"></Citation></span></div><span>, </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><CitationSubRef<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c04609</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">CitationRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c04608</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/9/3</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">SectionRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-9-3</span>"</span>></span><span>ss. 9(3)</span><span class="html-tag"></CitationSubRef></span></div><span>, </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><CitationSubRef<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c04610</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">CitationRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c04608</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/17/5</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">SectionRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-17-5</span>"</span>></span><span>17(5)</span><span class="html-tag"></CitationSubRef></span></div><span>, </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><CitationSubRef<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c04611</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">CitationRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c04608</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/6</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Operative</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">true</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">SectionRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-6</span>"</span>></span><span>Sch. 6</span><span class="html-tag"></CitationSubRef></span></div><span>; </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Citation<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c04612</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Class</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Year</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">1996</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Number</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">218</span>"</span>></span><span>S.I. 1996/218</span><span class="html-tag"></Citation></span></div><span>, </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><CitationSubRef<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c04613</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">CitationRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c04612</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Operative</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">true</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">SectionRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">article-2</span>"</span>></span><span>art. 2</span><span class="html-tag"></CitationSubRef></span></div><span>; Sch. 5 expressed to be amended (30.12.2002) by </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><Citation<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2002/17</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c04615</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Class</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">ScottishAct</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Year</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">2002</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Number</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">17</span>"</span>></span><span>2002 asp 17</span><span class="html-tag"></Citation></span></div><span>, </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><CitationSubRef<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c04616</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">CitationRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c04615</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2002/17/section/61</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">SectionRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-61</span>"</span>></span><span>ss. 61</span><span class="html-tag"></CitationSubRef></span></div><span>, </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><CitationSubRef<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c04617</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">CitationRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c04615</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2002/17/section/64/2</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">SectionRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-64-2</span>"</span>></span><span>64(2)</span><span class="html-tag"></CitationSubRef></span></div><span>, </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><CitationSubRef<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c04618</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">CitationRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c04615</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2002/17/schedule/3/part/1/paragraph/16/3</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">Operative</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">true</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">SectionRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">schedule-3-part-1-paragraph-16-3</span>"</span>></span><span>Sch. 3 Pt. 1 para. 16(3)</span><span class="html-tag"></CitationSubRef></span></div><span> (with </span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"><CitationSubRef<span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">id</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c04619</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">CitationRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">c04615</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">URI</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2002/17/section/63</span>"</span><span class="html-attribute"> <span class="html-attribute-name">SectionRef</span>="<span class="html-attribute-value">section-63</span>"</span>></span><span>s. 63</span><span class="html-tag"></CitationSubRef></span></div><span>)</span></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Text></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Para></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Commentary></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Commentaries></span></div></div></div><span class="folded hidden">...</span><div class="line"><span class="html-tag"></Legislation></span></div></div></div></body></html>