Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982

25 Extended meaning of " pipe-line " etc. in the 1975 Act

(1) In section 33(1) of the 1975 Act (meaning of pipeline etc.), after paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(aa) any apparatus for treating or cooling any thing which is to flow through, or through part of, the pipe or system;”.

(2) In section 22(1) of that Act (compulsory increases in capacity etc. of pipe-lines)—

(a) for the words " a pipe " in paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the words " another pipe-line "; and

(b) the words " connected with the pipe-line " in paragraph (i) shall be omitted.

(3) In section 23 (3)(d) of that Act (acquisition by persons of right to use pipe-lines belonging to others) for the words " a pipe and apparatus" there shall be substituted the words " a pipe-line ".

(4) Any pipe-line in relation to which there is in force an authorisation which has been granted under Part III of that Act before the coming into force of subsection (1) above shall not be regarded for the purposes of—

(a) section 24(4) of that Act (termination of authorisations); or

(b) section 25(1) of that Act (vesting of pipe-lines on termination of authorisations),

as comprising any such associated apparatus as is mentioned in paragraph (aa) of section 33(1) of that Act.

(5) In subsection (3)(a) of section 26 of that Act (safety regulations) sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) (exclusion of pipe-lines forming part of offshore installations etc.) shall cease to have effect.