The Gas Act 1986 (Exemption from the Requirement for an Interconnector Licence) Order 2006

• Citation: S.I. 2006/2000
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Gas Act 1986 (Exemption from the Requirement for an Interconnector Licence) Order 2006.

(2) This Order shall come into force on 14th August 2006.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“exempt gas interconnector” means a gas interconnector that does not subsist (whether in whole or in part) for the purpose of the conveyance of gas (whether in both directions or in only one) between a gas transportation system situated in Great Britain and a gas transportation system situated in another country or territory; and

“gas transportation system” means a pipe-line system (including any associated apparatus) which subsists wholly or primarily for the purpose of the conveyance of gas through pipes with a view to its supply to consumers situated within the same country or territory as that pipe-line system.

Section 3 Exemption

An exemption is hereby granted from section 5(1)(aa) of the Gas Act 1986 (which prohibits unlicensed participation in the operation of a gas interconnector) to any person who participates in the operation of an exempt gas interconnector.