# Pipe-Lines Act 1962, Section 38: Notification of change of ownership of pipe-line.


(1) Where a change occurs in the ownership of a pipe-line, the owner of the line shall, within three weeks from the date on which the change occurs, give to the Minister and to every person who is an owner, lessee or occupier of land in which any part of the line is situate (except a tenant for a month or any period less than a month) a notice stating the particulars of the change.
(2) A person who fails to satisfy an obligation to which he is subject by virtue of the foregoing subsection shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/10-11/58/section/38 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pipe-lines-act-1962/section-38
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