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Gas Act 2001 s 87

s 87 Effect of direction

87.—(1) The obligation to comply with any direction made by the Authority is a duty owed to any person who may be affected by a contravention of it. (2) Where a duty is owed by virtue of subsection (1) to any person, any breach of the duty which causes that person to sustain loss or damage is actionable at the suit or instance of that person. (3) In any proceedings brought against any person under subsection (2), it is a defence for the person to prove that the person took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid contravening the relevant direction. (4) Without prejudice to any right which any person may have under subsection (2) to bring civil proceedings in respect of any contravention of any relevant direction, compliance with any such direction is enforceable by civil proceedings by the Authority for an injunction or for any other appropriate relief.

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