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Gas Act 1965

1965 c. 36 · Enacted 5 August 1965 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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Sch. 6 para. 2(6)(a)words insertedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 58(b)
s. 4(6)words insertedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 55(a)
s. 4(6)words insertedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 55(b)
s. 4(6)words insertedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 55(c)
s. 28(1)words omittedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 56(a)(i)
s. 28(1)words insertedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 56(a)(ii)
s. 28(1)words omittedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 56(b)(i)
s. 28(1)words insertedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 56(b)(ii)
Sch. 3 para. 7(2)words insertedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 57
Sch. 6 para. 2(6)(a)words substitutedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 58(a)
Sch. 6 para. 9words repealedCriminal Justice Act 2003 Sch. 37 Pt. 9
Sch. 3 para. 7(2)words insertedPlanning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 Sch. 7 para. 1

C1I1C2An Act to confer additional functions on the Gas Council and to make further provision as to the rating of the Gas Council and Area Gas Boards; to increase the number of members of the Gas Council, to regulate and facilitate the storage of gas by the Council and those Boards in underground strata, and to modify section 52 of the Gas Act 1948; and for connected purposes.

[5th August 1965]

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Modifications

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Act amended by Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2), s. 67(1)(3), Sch. 7 para. 6(1), Sch. 8 para. 33

Act amended (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/593, reg. 2, Sch. 1

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Act: references to a public gas transporter or to the holder of a licence under section 7 of the 1986 Act shall have effect as if they were references to a gas transporter (1.10.2001) by virtue of Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27), s. 76(7); S.I. 2001/3266, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 3-20)

Commencement

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Act partly in force at Royal Assent, Act wholly in force at 1.12.1965 see s. 32(5)

Contents

  1. Part I
  2. 1—3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  3. Part II: Underground Storage of Gas by Gas Authorities
  4. 4Storage authorisation orders.
  5. 5Control of mining and other operations in storage area and protective area.
  6. 6Controlled operations: carrying out of works to remedy a default.
  7. 7Compensation for general effect of storage authorisation order.
  8. 8Compensation for refusal of consent to controlled operations, or consent granted subject to conditions.
  9. 9Compensation for withdrawal of consent or variation of conditions.
  10. 10Exclusion of double compensation.
  11. 11Compensation under ss. 8 and 9 to be repayable in certain circumstances.
  12. 12The right to store gas underground and related rights.
  13. 13Compulsory purchase of rights as respects wells, boreholes and shafts in storage area and protective area.
  14. 14Gas authority’s liability for underground gas storage.
  15. 15Responsibility of public gas transporter for interference with supplies of water.
  16. 16Safety conditions.
  17. 17Accidents.
  18. 18Discontinuance of an underground gas storage.
  19. 19Appointment of inspectors.
  20. 20Powers of entry.
  21. 21General provisions as to offences under Part II.
  22. 22Application of provisions of principal Act.
  23. 23Assessment of compensation.
  24. 24Special provisions as to payment of compensation.
  25. 25Application to the Crown.
  26. 26Ecclesiastical property.
  27. 27Registration in register of local land charges and General Register of Sasines.
  28. 28Interpretation of Part II.
  29. Part III: General
  30. 29, 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  31. 31Financial provisions.
  32. 32Short title, interpretation, extent and commencement.
  33. Schedule 1Schedule 1
  34. Schedule 2: Storage Authorisation Orders
  35. Part I: Form of Order
  36. 1Paragraph 1
  37. 2Paragraph 2
  38. Part II: Procedure for making Orders
  39. Preliminary submission of proposals
  40. 3Paragraph 3
  41. 4Paragraph 4
  42. 5Paragraph 5
  43. Formal application for order
  44. 6Paragraph 6
  45. 7Paragraph 7
  46. 8Paragraph 8
  47. 9Paragraph 9
  48. Making of order
  49. 10Paragraph 10
  50. 11Paragraph 11
  51. Making of order which enlarges the protective area
  52. 12Paragraph 12
  53. Approval for planning purposes of works associated with storage
  54. 13Paragraph 13
  55. Part III: Cases where Procedure under Part II need not be followed
  56. Orders transferring functions from one public gas supplierto another
  57. 14Paragraph 14
  58. Orders varying nature of gas stored
  59. 15Paragraph 15
  60. 16Paragraph 16
  61. Part IV: General Application of Schedule to Scotland
  62. 17Paragraph 17
  63. Schedule 3: Certificates as Respects Planning Permission and Grant of Statutory Licences to Abstract Water
  64. Certificates as respects planning permission
  65. 1Paragraph 1
  66. 2Paragraph 2
  67. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  68. Certificates as respects statutory licences to abstract water
  69. 4Paragraph 4
  70. 5Paragraph 5
  71. 6Paragraph 6
  72. Procedure on application for certificate
  73. 7Paragraph 7
  74. Interpretation
  75. 8Paragraph 8
  76. 8AParagraph 8A
  77. 9Paragraph 9
  78. Schedule 4
  79. Part I: Application of Acquisition of Land Act and Lands Clauses Acts to Compulsory Purchase of Certain Rights
  80. 1Paragraph 1
  81. 2Paragraph 2
  82. 3Paragraph 3
  83. Part II: Compulsory Purchases Affecting Supplies of Water
  84. 4Paragraph 4
  85. 5Paragraph 5
  86. 6Paragraph 6
  87. 7Paragraph 7
  88. 8Paragraph 8
  89. 9Paragraph 9
  90. Schedule 5: Inquiries into Accidents
  91. 1Paragraph 1
  92. 2Paragraph 2
  93. 3Paragraph 3
  94. 4Paragraph 4
  95. 5Paragraph 5
  96. 6Paragraph 6
  97. 7Paragraph 7
  98. 8Paragraph 8
  99. 9Paragraph 9
  100. Schedule 6: Power to Enter on Land and to Prospect and Survey Land
  101. Search for underground storage sites
  102. 1Paragraph 1
  103. 2Paragraph 2
  104. Entry for purposes of survey
  105. 3Paragraph 3
  106. Detection and supervision of controlled operations in storage area and protective area
  107. 4Paragraph 4
  108. Warrants to authorise entry
  109. 5Paragraph 5
  110. Compensation
  111. 6Paragraph 6
  112. Duty to reinstate land
  113. 7Paragraph 7
  114. Obstruction
  115. 8Paragraph 8
  116. Restriction on disclosure of information
  117. 9Paragraph 9
  118. Supplemental
  119. 10Paragraph 10
  120. 11Paragraph 11