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  1. Introductory TextNext Match

  2. Part I Previous MatchNext Match

    1. 1—3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Previous MatchNext Match

  3. Part II Underground Storage of Gas by Gas AuthoritiesPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 4. Storage authorisation orders.

    2. 5. Control of mining and other operations in storage area and protective area.Previous MatchNext Match

    3. 6. Controlled operations: carrying out of works to remedy a default.Previous MatchNext Match

    4. 7. Compensation for general effect of storage authorisation order.Previous MatchNext Match

    5. 8. Compensation for refusal of consent to controlled operations, or consent granted subject to conditions.Previous MatchNext Match

    6. 9. Compensation for withdrawal of consent or variation of conditions.Previous MatchNext Match

    7. 10. Exclusion of double compensation.Previous MatchNext Match

    8. 11. Compensation under ss. 8 and 9 to be repayable in certain circumstances.Previous MatchNext Match

    9. 12. The right to store gas underground and related rights.Previous MatchNext Match

    10. 13. Compulsory purchase of rights as respects wells, boreholes and shafts in storage area and protective area.Previous MatchNext Match

    11. 14. Gas authority’s liability for underground gas storage.Previous MatchNext Match

    12. 15. Responsibility of public gas transporter for interference with supplies of water.Previous MatchNext Match

    13. 16. Safety conditions.Previous MatchNext Match

    14. 17. Accidents.Previous MatchNext Match

    15. 18. Discontinuance of an underground gas storage.Previous MatchNext Match

    16. 19. Appointment of inspectors.Previous MatchNext Match

    17. 20. Powers of entry.Previous MatchNext Match

    18. 21. General provisions as to offences under Part II.Previous MatchNext Match

    19. 22. Application of provisions of principal Act.Previous MatchNext Match

    20. 23. Assessment of compensation.Previous MatchNext Match

    21. 24. Special provisions as to payment of compensation.Previous MatchNext Match

    22. 25. Application to the Crown.Previous MatchNext Match

    23. 26. Ecclesiastical property.Previous MatchNext Match

    24. 27. Registration in register of local land charges and General Register of Sasines.Previous MatchNext Match

    25. 28.Interpretation of Part II.Previous MatchNext Match

  4. Part III GeneralPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 29, 30.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Previous MatchNext Match

    2. 31. Financial provisions.Previous MatchNext Match

    3. 32. Short title, interpretation, extent and commencement.Previous MatchNext Match

  5. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1Previous MatchNext Match

    2. SCHEDULE 2Previous MatchNext Match

      Storage Authorisation OrdersPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. Part I Form of OrderPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 1.(1) A storage authorisation order— (a) shall state the name...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 2.The storage authorisation order shall also specify by reference to...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. Part II Procedure for making OrdersPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. Preliminary submission of proposalsPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 3.(1) The applicantshall before making the application formally in accordance...Previous MatchNext Match

          2. 4.(1) The applicantshall publish in two successive weeks in the...Previous MatchNext Match

          3. 5.(1) The Minister, after taking the proposals into consideration, may...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. Formal application for orderPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 6.(1) The application shall be in writing and shall include—...Previous MatchNext Match

          2. 7.(1) The applicantshall publish in two successive weeks in the...Previous MatchNext Match

          3. 8.(1) Subject to this paragraph, if an objection to the...Previous MatchNext Match

          4. 9.(1) The applicantshall at the time of making his applicationinform...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. Making of orderPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 10.(1) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Schedule, the...Previous MatchNext Match

          2. 11.Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Acquisition of Land...Previous MatchNext Match

        4. Making of order which enlarges the protective areaPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 12.(1) Before making a storage authorisation order with any modifications...Previous MatchNext Match

        5. Approval for planning purposes of works associated with storagePrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 13.(1) The application under paragraph 6 of this Schedule may...Previous MatchNext Match

      3. Part III Cases where Procedure under Part II need not be followedPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. Orders transferring functions from one public gas supplierto anotherPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 14.(1) Part II of this Schedule shall not apply to...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. Orders varying nature of gas storedPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 15.Part II of this Schedule shall not apply to an...Previous MatchNext Match

          2. 16.(1) If any such order is an order the effect...Previous MatchNext Match

      4. Part IV General Application of Schedule to ScotlandPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 17.In the application of this Schedule to Scotland— Previous MatchNext Match

    3. SCHEDULE 3Previous MatchNext Match

      Certificates as Respects Planning Permission and Grant of Statutory Licences to Abstract WaterPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. Certificates as respects planning permissionPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 1.(1) At any time after an application has been made...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 2.(1) Where the local planning authority have issued a certificate...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Previous MatchNext Match

      2. Certificates as respects statutory licences to abstract waterPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 4.(1) At any time after an application has been made...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 5.(1) Where the appropriate agency has issued a certificate under...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 6.In entertaining an application under paragraph 4 of this Schedule,...Previous MatchNext Match

      3. Procedure on application for certificatePrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 7.(1) The Secretary of Stateand the planning Minister acting jointly...Previous MatchNext Match

      4. InterpretationPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 8.References in this Schedule to cases of controlled operations for...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 8A.In this Schedule, “the appropriate agency” means— Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 9.In the application of this Schedule to Scotland— Previous MatchNext Match

    4. SCHEDULE 4Previous MatchNext Match

      1. Part I Application of Acquisition of Land Act and Lands Clauses Acts to Compulsory Purchase of Certain RightsPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 1.Subject to this Schedule, in relation to the compulsory purchase—...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 2.In relation to the compulsory purchase of a right to...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 3.In the application of this Part of this Schedule to...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. Part II Compulsory Purchases Affecting Supplies of WaterPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 4.This Part of this Schedule shall apply where the land...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 5.(1) Where the persons entitled to exercise the right are...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 6.Where paragraph 5 of this Schedule does not apply, then...Previous MatchNext Match

        4. 7.Any dispute arising under this Part of this Schedule as...Previous MatchNext Match

        5. 8.Without prejudice to the generality of the principles on which...Previous MatchNext Match

        6. 9.In the application of this Part of this Schedule to...Previous MatchNext Match

    5. SCHEDULE 5Previous MatchNext Match

      Inquiries into AccidentsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 1.An inquiry in pursuance of a direction under section 17...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 2.The Minister may pay to the person appointed to hold...Previous MatchNext Match

      3. 3.The person appointed to hold the inquiry (hereafter in this...Previous MatchNext Match

      4. 4.The tribunal shall, for the purposes of the inquiry, have...Previous MatchNext Match

      5. 5.A person attending as a witness before the tribunal shall...Previous MatchNext Match

      6. 6.The tribunal shall make a report to the Minister stating...Previous MatchNext Match

      7. 7.If any person— (a) without reasonable excuse (proof whereof shall...Previous MatchNext Match

      8. 8.Any sums to be paid by the Minister under paragraph...Previous MatchNext Match

      9. 9.In the application of this Schedule to Scotland, for references...Previous MatchNext Match

    6. SCHEDULE 6Previous MatchNext Match

      Power to Enter on Land and to Prospect and Survey Land Previous MatchNext Match

      1. Search for underground storage sitesPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 1.(1) Where it appears to the Minister to be expedient...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 2.(1) Subject to this paragraph, while a direction under the...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. Entry for purposes of surveyPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 3.(1) Subject to this paragraph, any person authorised in writing...Previous MatchNext Match

      3. Detection and supervision of controlled operations in storage area and protective areaPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 4.(1) The powers conferred by this paragraph may be exercised...Previous MatchNext Match

      4. Warrants to authorise entryPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 5.The Rights of Entry (Gas and Electricity Boards) Act 1954...Previous MatchNext Match

      5. CompensationPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 6.Where in the exercise of any power conferred by this...Previous MatchNext Match

      6. Duty to reinstate landPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 7.(1) Subject to this paragraph, it shall be the duty...Previous MatchNext Match

      7. ObstructionPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 8.A person who wilfully obstructs a person acting in the...Previous MatchNext Match

      8. Restriction on disclosure of informationPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 9.If a person discloses (otherwise than in the performance of...Previous MatchNext Match

      9. SupplementalPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 10.Any power conferred on a person by virtue of this...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 11.In the general application of this Schedule to Scotland— Previous MatchNext Match

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