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(1)Subject to this section, the Boards 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.
(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.
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