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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order brings into operation the provisions of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (“the 1996 Order”) (Article 2).

The Order also contains transitional provisions. Article 3 allows a person to execute work before 10th December 1996 on a major pipeline (as defined in Article 35 of the 1996 Order) without the consent of the Director General of Gas for Northern Ireland under that Article. Article 4 makes provision in connection with the breaking up of roads pending the coming into operation of the Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.