12Pipe-lines. E+W+S
(1)Subject to this section, the Boards [F1, other than the Railways Board,]shall have power—
(a)to construct and operate pipe-lines in Great Britain, and
(b)to enter into transactions with other persons for the construction or operation by those other persons of pipe-lines on land in Great Britain belonging to the Boards.
(2)The Boards shall not have power to acquire land for the purpose of constructing pipe-lines except—
(a)where the pipe-line is or is to be mainly on land belonging to the Boards and acquired for other purposes, or
(b)where the pipe-line is required for the purposes of the business of the Board other than the operation of pipe-lines.
(3)A Board shall not without the consent of the Minister construct any pipe-line unless the pipe-line is required for the purposes of the business of the Board other than the operation of pipe-lines.
[F2(3A)The British Waterways Board shall not without the consent of–
(a)in the case of a proposed pipe-line in England and Wales, the Minister; or
(b)in the case of a proposed pipe-line in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers,
construct any pipe-line unless the pipe-line is required for the purposes of the business of the Board other than the operation of pipe-lines.]
(4)In this section the expression “pipe-line” means any main or pipe for the transmission of any substance, together with any works provided in connection with the operation of such a main or pipe.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 12(1) inserted (6.1.1994) by 1993 c. 43, ss. 150(1)(o), 152(1), Sch.12 para. 5(3); S.I. 1993/3237, art. 2(2)
F2S. 12(3A) inserted (1.4.2001) by S.I. 2000/3251, arts. 1(2)(b), 2, Sch. 2 para. 2(6) (with transitional provisions and savings in art. 4)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Ss. 11-17 extended by Transport Act 1968 (c. 73), s. 471
C3S. 12(3) restricted (E.W.S.) (1.1.1993) by S.I. 1992/3060, reg. 4(2)