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Gas Act 1995

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Connection charges

20(1)Sub-paragraph (2) below applies where—

(a)a public gas supplier has been required under subsection (1) (duty to supply certain premises) of section 10 of the 1986 Act to give a supply of gas to any premises; and

(b)the required supply is not given before the appointed day.

(2)The requirement shall have effect on and after the appointed day as if it were—

(a)a request made to the supplier’s supply successor for a supply of gas; and

(b)if the premises are not connected to a relevant main, a requirement made of the supplier’s transport successor under subsection (2)(a) of section 10 requiring him to connect the premises to such a main and supply and lay any pipe that may be necessary for that purpose.

(3)Sub-paragraph (4) below applies to any regulations—

(a)which have been made, or have effect as if made, by the Secretary of State under subsection (4) (connection charges) of section 10; and

(b)which are in force immediately before the appointed day.

(4)Regulations to which this sub-paragraph applies shall have effect on and after the appointed day as if—

(a)they had been made by the Director;

(b)any reference to a public gas supplier were a reference to a public gas transporter;

(c)any reference to a supply of gas were a reference to a connection to a relevant main;

(d)the reference to subsection (1) of section 10 were a reference to subsection (2) of that section; and

(e)anything done before the appointed day by or in relation to a public gas supplier had been done on that day by or in relation to the supplier’s transport successor.

(5)Expressions used in this paragraph have the same meanings as in section 10.

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