OpenLegislation

Article 21 Emergency shipper’s exemption

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

A person is an exempt shipper when arranging with a gas transporter for gas to be introduced into a pipeline system operated by that transporter at the request of that transporter for the purpose of—

(a)

preventing or remedying a supply emergency that might arise after the making of the arrangements; or

(b)

remedying a supply emergency which exists at the time the arrangements are being made.

(2)

In this article “supply emergency” means an emergency endangering persons and arising from a loss of pressure in any pipeline system (or any part thereof).