Article 6 Prohibition on unlicensed supply of gas and associated activities

Northern Ireland

(1)

Subject to Article 7, a person who—

(a)

conveys gas from one place to another;

(b)

stores gas in a gas storage facility; F1. . .

(c)

supplies gas to any other person or to any premises F2; or

F3(d)

operates an LNG facility,

shall be guilty of an offence unless he is authorised to do so by a licence.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under this Article shall be liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

(3)

No proceedings shall be instituted in respect of an offence under this Article except by or on behalf of the Department or the Director.

F4(6)

For the purposes of this Order a person stores gas in a gas storage facility if (and only if) that person is the operator of that facility.

Annotations

F1: Word in art. 6(1)(b) deleted (12.4.2013) by virtue of Gas and Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/92), reg. 13
F2: Words in art. 6(1)(c) substituted (12.4.2013) by Gas and Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/92), reg. 13
F3: Art. 6(1)(d) inserted (12.4.2013) by Gas and Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/92), reg. 13
F4: Art. 6(6) added (21.3.2011) by Energy Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 6), ss. 15, 36(1); S.R. 2011/95, art. 2