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Part II Underground Storage of Gas by Gas AuthoritiesC1C2

England, Wales and Scotland

  1. 4Storage authorisation orders.
  2. 5Control of mining and other operations in storage area and protective area.
  3. 6Controlled operations: carrying out of works to remedy a default.
  4. 7Compensation for general effect of storage authorisation order.
  5. 8Compensation for refusal of consent to controlled operations, or consent granted subject to conditions.
  6. 9Compensation for withdrawal of consent or variation of conditions.
  7. 10Exclusion of double compensation.
  8. 11Compensation under ss. 8 and 9 to be repayable in certain circumstances.
  9. 12The right to store gas underground and related rights.
  10. 13Compulsory purchase of rights as respects wells, boreholes and shafts in storage area and protective area.
  11. 14Gas authority’s liability for underground gas storage.
  12. 15Responsibility of public gas transporter for interference with supplies of water.
  13. 16Safety conditions.
  14. 17Accidents.
  15. 18Discontinuance of an underground gas storage.
  16. 19Appointment of inspectors.
  17. 20Powers of entry.
  18. 21General provisions as to offences under Part II.
  19. 22Application of provisions of principal Act.
  20. 23Assessment of compensation.
  21. 24Special provisions as to payment of compensation.
  22. 25Application to the Crown.
  23. 26Ecclesiastical property.
  24. 27Registration in register of local land charges and General Register of Sasines.
  25. 28Interpretation of Part II.

Annotations

Modifications

C1

Part II (ss. 4–28) modified (E.W.) by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190(2), Sch. 26 para. 32(1)(2) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)-(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58)

C2

Part II modified (1.12.1991) (E.W.) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 48, 55, 60, 61, 65, 225(2), Sch. 7 para. 1(2)(a) (with ss. 16(6), 179, 222(3), Sch. 22 para. 1, Sch. 23 para. 6)