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(1)The construction of a gas reception facility is a significant infrastructure project if—
(a)the facility is in Wales or the Welsh marine area,
(b)the facility is within subsection (3), and
(c)the maximum flow rate of the facility is expected to be at least 4.5 million standard cubic metres per day.
(2)The alteration of a gas reception facility is a significant infrastructure project if—
(a)the facility is in Wales or the Welsh marine area,
(b)the facility is within subsection (3), and
(c)the expected effect of the alteration is to increase the maximum flow rate of the facility by at least 4.5 million standard cubic metres per day.
(3)A gas reception facility is within this subsection if the gas handled by the facility—
(a)does not originate in—
(i)Wales or the Welsh marine area,
(ii)England or waters adjacent to England up to the seaward limits of the territorial sea,
(iii)Scotland or waters adjacent to Scotland up to the seaward limits of the territorial sea, or
(iv)the Renewable Energy Zone,
(b)does not arrive at the facility from England or Scotland, and
(c)has not already been handled at another facility after its arrival in Wales or the Welsh marine area.
(4)In this section—
“gas reception facility” (“cyfleuster derbyn nwy”) means a facility for—
the reception of natural gas in gaseous form from outside Wales and the Welsh marine area, and
the handling of natural gas (other than its storage);
“maximum flow rate” (“cyfradd llif uchaf”) means the maximum rate at which gas is able to flow out of the facility;
“Renewable Energy Zone” has the meaning given by section 84(4) of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20).
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