# Transport Act 2000, Paragraph 4


(1) For the purposes of the Pipe-lines Act 1962—
(a) a licence holder carrying out activities authorised by its licence is to be taken to be a statutory undertaker;
(b) its undertaking as licence holder is to be taken to be a statutory undertaking.
(2) For the purposes of section 13 of the 1962 Act, in relation to a licence holder operational land is land—
(a) which is used by the licence holder, or by a company associated with it, for the purpose of carrying out activities authorised by the licence, or
(b) in which the licence holder, or a company associated with it, holds an interest for that purpose.
(3) If for the purposes of section 13 of the 1962 Act a question arises whether land is operational land in relation to a licence holder the question must be decided by the Secretary of State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/38/schedule/5/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-2000/schedule-5/paragraph-4
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