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Paragraph 5 I1

England, Wales and Scotland

In this Part of this Schedule—

  • “apparatus” means any mains, pipes, pressure governors, ventilators, cathodic protection, cables or other apparatus belonging to or maintained by the National Grid Gas PLC for the purposes of the conveyance or storage of gas or in the case of National Grid Electricity Transmission, electric lines of electrical plant (as defined in the Electricity Act 1989)f1 and includes any structure in which apparatus is or is to be lodged or for giving access to apparatus;

  • “the company” means—

    1. (a)

      National Grid Gas plc; and

    2. (b)

      National Grid Electricity Transmission plc

    and includes any person succeeding the company as a gas transporter within the meaning of Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986f2 or electricity undertaker within the meaning of the Electricity Act 1989 as the case may be;

  • “construction” includes execution, placing, alteration, removal and reconstruction; and “construct” and “constructed” have corresponding meanings;

  • “functions” includes powers and duties;

  • “in” in a context referring to apparatus or alternative apparatus in land includes a reference to apparatus or alternative apparatus under, over or upon land; and

  • “plans” includes sections, specifications and method statements.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 3 para. 5 in force at 20.2.2013, see art. 1

Footnotes

f1

1989 c. 29.

f2

1986 c. 44. A new section 7 was substituted by section 5 of the Gas Act 1995 (c.45), and was further amended by section 76 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27).