“authorised area”, in relation to a [gas transporter], has the meaning given by section 7(2) above;
[“authorised supplier” means a person authorised by a licence or exemption to supply to any premises gas which has been conveyed to those premises through pipes;]
[“authorised transporter” means a person authorised by a licence or exemption to convey gas through pipes to any premises or to a pipe-line system operated by a gas transporter;]
“calorific value” has the meaning given by section 12(2) above;
[“ the CMA ” means the Competition and Markets Authority;]
[“code manager licence” means a licence under section 7AC;]
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“declared calorific value” has the meaning given by section 12(2) above;
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[“designated regulatory function” means a function of the Authority or the Northern Ireland Authority conferred by—
(a)
a provision of [assimilated] law, or
(b)
a condition in a licence under section 7, 7ZA or 7A or Article 8 of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/275 (N.I. 2)), as that condition is modified from time to time on or after IP completion day,
where that function was, immediately before IP completion day, one of its functions as a regulatory authority designated in accordance with Article 39 of the Gas Directive;]
[“distribution exemption holder” means a person who—
(a)
is carrying on an activity such as is mentioned in section 5(1)(a), the whole or part of which is also an activity of distribution within the meaning given by Article 2(5) of the Gas Directive; and
(b)
is authorised to carry on that activity by an exemption;
“distribution main”, in relation to a [gas transporter], means any main of the [transporter] through which the [transporter] is for the time being distributing gas and which is not being used only for the purpose of conveying gas in bulk;
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[“exempt distribution system” means a distribution system operated or controlled by a distribution exemption holder who is covered by an exemption granted to it in relation to that system;]
[“exemption” means an exemption under section 6A;]
“gas” means—
(a)
any substance in a gaseous state which consists wholly or mainly of—
(i)
methane, ethane, propane, butane, hydrogen or carbon monoxide;
(ii)
a mixture of two or more of those gases; or
(iii)
a combustible mixture of one or more of those gases and air; and
(b)
any other substance in a gaseous state which is gaseous at a temperature of 15°C and a pressure of 1013·25 millibars and is specified in an order made by the Secretary of State;
[“the Gas Directive” means Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 2003/55/EC, as amended by the 2019 Amending Directive;]
“gas fittings” means gas pipes and meters, and fittings, apparatus and appliances designed for use by consumers of gas for heating, lighting, motive power and other purposes for which gas can be used;
[“gas interconnector” has the meaning given by section 5(8);]
[“the Gas Regulation” means Regulation 2009/715/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks and repealing Regulation 2005/1775/EC, as amended by the 2010 Amending Decision [, the 2012 Amending Decision and the 2013 Amending Regulation] ;]
[“gas supplier” and “gas shipper” have the meanings given by section 7A(11) above;]
[“gas system planner licence” means a licence under section 7AA;]
[“gas undertaking” has the meaning given by section 8Q;]
“holding company” [has the meaning given by] [section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006];
“information” includes accounts, estimates and returns;
[“ kilowatt hour” means 3.6 megajoules;]
[“licence” means a licence under section 7[, 7ZA] [, 7A [, 7AA, 7AB or 7AC]] and “licence holder” shall be construed accordingly;]
[“LNG import or export facility” means a facility in Great Britain (including the territorial sea adjacent to Great Britain and the sea in any area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964) for—
(a)
the importation into Great Britain and regasification of liquid gas prior to its conveyance to a pipeline system operated by the holder of a licence under section 7 or section 7ZA, or the liquefaction of gas for the purpose of its export from Great Britain; and
(b)
any activity, including temporary storage of gas or liquid gas, which is necessary for that importation, regasification or liquefaction;]
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[“main commercial conditions” means—
(a)
in the case of a storage facility, such information as would enable a potential applicant for a right to have gas or liquid gas stored in the facility to make a reasonable assessment of the cost of, or the method of calculating the cost of, acquiring that right;
(b)
in the case of an LNG import or export facility, the terms setting out the cost or the method of determining the cost of acquiring the right to have gas or liquid gas treated in the facility;
(c)
the other significant terms on which such a right as is mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) would be granted; and
(d)
such additional information as the Authority may from time to time specify by notice;]
“notice” means notice in writing;
[“Northern Ireland Authority” means the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation;]
[“officer”, in relation to any person, includes any servant or agent of that person, and any officer or servant of such an agent;
[“owner”—
(a)
in relation to any premises or other property, includes a lessee;
(b)
in relation to a storage facility or an LNG import or export facility, includes a person occupying or having control of the facility,
and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;;]]
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations [made, unless the context otherwise requires, by the Secretary of State];
[“ providing a smart meter communication service ” has the meaning given in section 5(11) above, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;]
[“relevant producer or supplier” has the meaning given by section 8Q;]
[“[gas transporter]” has the meaning given by section 7(1) above;]
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[“senior officer” means—
(a)
in relation to a company, a director;
(b)
in relation to a partnership, a partner;
(c)
in any other case, a person holding a position equivalent to that of a director or partner;]
[ “service pipe” means a pipe, other than a distribution main of a [gas transporter]], which is used for the purpose of conveying gas from such a main to any premises, and includes part of any such pipe;
[“ smart meter communication licence ” has the meaning given to that term in section 7AB(1);]
“storage”, in relation to gas, means storage in, or in a facility which is connected (directly or indirectly) to, a pipe-line system operated by a [gas transporter];
[“storage”, in relation to liquid gas in a storage facility, includes any liquefaction of gas or regasification of liquid gas ancillary to the storage of liquid gas, and “stored”, in relation to liquid gas in a storage facility, shall be construed accordingly;]
[“storage facility” means a facility in Great Britain (including the territorial sea adjacent to Great Britain and the sea in any area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964) for either or both of the following—
(a)
the storage in porous strata, or in cavities in strata, of gas which has been, or will be, conveyed in a pipeline system operated by the holder of a licence under section 7 or 7ZA;
(b)
the storage of liquid gas which, if regasified, would be suitable for conveyance through pipes to premises in accordance with a licence under section 7,
but the reference in paragraph (b) to the storage of liquid gas does not include such temporary storage as is mentioned in the definition of “LNG import or export facility”;;]
“subsidiary” [has the meaning given by section 736 of] the Companies Act 1985;
[“supply exemption holder” means a person who—
(a)
is carrying on the activity mentioned in section 5(1)(b); and
(b)
is authorised to carry on that activity by an exemption;]
[“treatment”, in relation to gas or liquid gas in an LNG import or export facility, includes importation, regasification, liquefaction and temporary storage, and “treat” shall be construed accordingly;]
[“the 2010 Amending Decision” means Commission Decision 2010/685/EU of 10 November 2010 amending Chapter 3 of Annex I to Regulation 2009/715/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks;]
[“the 2012 Amending Decision” means Commission Decision 2012/490/EU of 24 August 2012 amending Annex I to Regulation 2009/715/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks;
“the 2013 Amending Regulation” means Regulation 2013/347/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision 2006/1364/EC and amending Regulations 2009/713/EC, 2009/714/EC and 2009/715/EC;]
[“the 2019 Amending Directive” means Directive (EU) 2019/692 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 amending Directive 2009/73/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas;]
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