The Gas Safety (Management) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Amendment of regulation 2 E+W+S

3.—(1) Regulation 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) omit the definition of “the 1994 Regulations”;

(b) after that definition insert—

““the 1998 Regulations” means the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998(1);

“biogas” and “biomethane” have the meanings given in section 100(3) of the Energy Act 2008(2);

“biomethane production facility” means a facility for the production of biomethane from biogas;”;

(c) in the following definitions, for “the 1994 Regulations” substitute “the 1998 Regulations”—

(i) “distribution main”;

(ii) “emergency control”;

(iii) “gas fittings”;

(iv) “installation pipework”;

(v) “service pipe”;

(d) after the definition of “emergency control” insert—

““emergency reporting service provider” is to be construed in accordance with paragraphs (3A) and (3B) of regulation 3;”;

(e) after the definition of “interconnector” insert—

““LNG facility” means a facility for the reception and regasification of liquid natural gas and any activity, including temporary storage of gas or liquid gas, which is necessary for that reception or regasification.”.

(3) In paragraph (2), after “a gas processing facility” insert “, a biomethane production facility, an LNG facility”.

(4) In paragraph (4)—

(a) after “gas”, in the first place it occurs, insert “(other than biogas or any gas produced from biogas)”;

(b) after “a gas processing facility”, insert “, or an LNG facility,”;

(c) for the words from “, any pipes” to the end substitute—

“—

(a) any pipes used exclusively for conveying gas (other than biogas or gas produced from biogas) from that facility to the point where the gas is treated or blended or to non-domestic premises (or to both) are not to be treated as part of a network for the purposes of these Regulations;

(b) any pipes used exclusively for conveying gas (including biogas or gas produced from biogas) from that facility to the point where the gas is treated or blended or to non-domestic premises (or to both) are not to be treated as part of a network for the purposes of these Regulations at any time when they are being used to convey gas which is not biogas or produced from biogas.”.

(5) After paragraph (10) insert—

“(10A) In these Regulations any reference, in relation to a network, to an emergency reporting service provider is a reference to an emergency reporting service provider who has prepared and had accepted a safety case relating to that network pursuant to regulation 3(3A).”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 3 in force at 6.4.2023, see reg. 1(3)

(1)

S.I. 1998/2451.

(2)

2008 c. 32. The definition of “biogas” was inserted by S.I. 2011/2195. There are other amendments to section 100(3) but none is relevant to these Regulations.