11(1)In subsection (1) of section 9 of the Energy Act 1976 (liquefaction of offshore natural gas), for the words from “except” to the end there shall be substituted the words “except where— E+W+S
(a)methane or ethane is liquefied for the purpose of enabling it to be stored;
(b)the process of liquefaction is carried out by a public gas transporter within the meaning of Part I of the Gas Act 1986; or
(c)small quantities of liquid methane or ethane are produced in the course of a gas processing operation within the meaning of section 12 of the Gas Act 1995.”
(2)In subsection (2) of section 12 of that Act (disposal of gas by flaring, etc), for the words “except gas supplied by a public gas supplier” there shall be substituted the words “ except gas conveyed through pipes to premises by a public gas transporter ”.