Gas Act 1995

57 (1) In Schedule 4 to the 1986 Act (power of public gas suppliers to break up streets, bridges etc.)—

(a) for the words “public gas supplier”, in each place where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “public gas transporter”; and

(b) for the words “the supplier”, in each place where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “the transporter”.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 1 of that Schedule, for the words from “placing in” to the end there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—

“(a) placing pipes, conduits, service pipes, cables, sewers and other works, and pressure governors, ventilators and other apparatus, in or under any street; and

(b) from time to time repairing, altering or removing any such works or apparatus placed in or under any street (whether by him or by any other person).”

(3) After sub-paragraph (3) of that paragraph there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraphs—

“(4) The Secretary of State shall by regulations provide that, in such cases and to such extent as may be provided by the regulations, a public gas transporter shall pay, by way of compensation for any loss sustained by any person in consequence of the exercise of those powers, such sum as may be determined in accordance with the regulations.

(5) No regulations may be made under sub-paragraph (4) above which amend, or re-enact with modifications, regulations previously made under that sub-paragraph.”

(4) In paragraph 3(2) of that Schedule, for the words “giving a supply of” there shall be substituted the word “conveying”.