4(1)For the purposes of the M1Pipe-lines Act 1962—U.K.
(a)a licence holder carrying out activities authorised by its licence is to be taken to be a statutory undertaker;
(b)its undertaking as licence holder is to be taken to be a statutory undertaking.
(2)For the purposes of section 13 of the 1962 Act, in relation to a licence holder operational land is land—
(a)which is used by the licence holder, or by a company associated with it, for the purpose of carrying out activities authorised by the licence, or
(b)in which the licence holder, or a company associated with it, holds an interest for that purpose.
(3)If for the purposes of section 13 of the 1962 Act a question arises whether land is operational land in relation to a licence holder the question must be decided by the Secretary of State.
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