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Section 2 Prohibition on unlicensed activitiesI1

United Kingdom

(1)

No person may carry on an activity within subsection (3) except in accordance with a licence.

(2)

But subsection (1) is subject to F1sections 3 and 3A.

(3)

The activities are—

(a)

the use of a controlled place for the unloading of gas to an installation or pipeline;

(b)

the use of a controlled place for the storage of gas;

(c)

the conversion of any natural feature in a controlled place for the purpose of storing gas;

(d)

the recovery of gas stored in a controlled place;

(e)

the exploration of a controlled place with a view to, or in connection with, the carrying on of activities within paragraphs (a) to (d);

(f)

the establishment or maintenance in a controlled place of an installation for the purposes of activities within this subsection.

(4)

In this section—

  • “controlled place” means a place in, under or over—

    1. the territorial sea, or

    2. waters in a Gas Importation and Storage Zone (within the meaning of section 1(5));

  • “gas” means any combustible substance which is gaseous at a temperature of 15°C and a pressure of 101.325 kPa (1013.25 mb) and which consists wholly or mainly of—

    1. methane,

    2. ethane,

    3. propane,

    4. butane,

    5. a substance designated for the purposes of this section by an order made by the Secretary of State, or

    6. a mixture of two or more of the substances mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 2(2) substituted (26.5.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 14(2), 115(7); S.I. 2015/994, art. 6(d)

Commencement

I1

S. 2 in force at 13.11.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/2809, art. 2 (with arts. 3, 4)