{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-internal-markets-regulations-2011/regulation-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-internal-markets-regulations-2011/regulation-18.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2011/2704",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-internal-markets-regulations-2011",
  "path": "regulation/18",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Independence of gas transporters authorised to convey gas to premises",
  "text": "(1) Section 7 of the Gas Act 1986 (licensing of gas transporters) is amended as follows.\n(2) In subsection (2), for “subsection (3)” substitute “ subsections (3) and (3A) ”.\n(3) After subsection (3) insert—\n“(3A) A licence authorising the conveyance of gas through pipes to any premises must not be granted under this section to a person who is a gas producer unless it is a condition of the licence that the person must not convey gas through pipes to 100,000 or more sets of premises.”.\n(4) In subsection (4), for “The” substitute “ Subject to subsection (3A), the ”.\n(5) In subsection (10), before paragraph (a) insert—\n“(za) “gas producer” means a person who—\n(i) gets natural gas from its natural condition in strata otherwise than as an unintended consequence of the storage of gas, and requires a licence under section 3 of the Petroleum Act 1998 (licences to search and bore for and get petroleum) to do so or would require such a licence if getting the gas in Great Britain; or\n(ii) produces any other gas, including in particular biomethane, which is suitable for conveyance through pipes to premises in accordance with a licence under section 7;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "Section 7 was amended by the Gas Act 1995 (c. 45), section 5; and the Energy Act 2004, section 149(1) and (5). Other amendments have been made that are not relevant for these purposes."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2704/regulation/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:50:39.621344+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}