Paragraph 1 Definitions relating to gas containersI1
England, Wales and Scotland
In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires, 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 or containers—
- (a)
to the engine or the mixing device for the supply of a mixture of gas and air to the engine; and
- (b)
to the filling point on the vehicle;
- (a)
“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.
Annotations
Commencement
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Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 11.8.1986, see reg. 1