Paragraph 1 Definitions relating to gas containers

In this Schedule, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say—

• “gas container” means a container fitted to a motor vehicle or a trailer and intended for the storage of gaseous fuel for the purpose of the propulsion of the vehicle or the drawing vehicle, as the case may be;

• “gas cylinder” means a container fitted to a motor vehicle or a trailer and intended for the storage of compressed gas for the purpose of the propulsion of the vehicle or the drawing vehicle, as the case may be;

• “compressed gas” means gaseous fuel under a pressure exceeding 1.0325 bar above atmospheric pressure;

• “pipe line” means all pipes connecting a gas container—

  1. (a)

     to the engine, or to the mixing device for the supply of a mixture of gas and air to the engine; and

  2. (b)

     to the filling point on the vehicle;

• “pressure pipe line” means any part of a pipe line intended for the conveyance of compressed gas; and

• “reducing valve” means an apparatus which automatically reduces the pressure of the gas passing through it.