Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 2B inserted (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 9(2), Sch. 2; S.I. 1996/218, art. 2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 2B applied (with modifications) (26.12.2023) by Energy Act 2023 (c. 52), s. 153(2)-(5), 334(3)(d)
29(1)Any gas meter which is connected to a service pipe, and any gas fitting in a consumer’s premises which is owned by a [F2gas transporter] or gas supplier and is marked or impressed with a sufficient mark or brand indicating its owner—E+W+S
(a)shall not be subject to distress or be liable [F3to be taken control of under Schedule 12 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, or] to be taken in execution under process of any court or any proceedings in bankruptcy against the person in whose possession it may be; and
(b)shall be deemed not to be a landlord’s fixture, notwithstanding that it may be fixed or fastened to any part of the premises in which it may be situated.
(2)In the application of sub-paragraph (1)(a) above to Scotland, for the word “distress ” and the words “in bankruptcy against ” there shall be substituted respectively the word [F4attachment] and the words “for the sequestration of the estate of ”.]
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 2B para. 29 substituted (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 27, s. 108, Sch. 6 Pt. I para. 2(1); S.I. 2001/3266, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-20)
F3Words in Sch. 2B para. 29(1)(a) inserted (6.4.2014) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), s. 148, Sch. 13 para. 84 (with s. 89); S.I. 2014/768, art. 2(1)(b)
F4Word in Sch. 2B para. 29(2) substituted (30.12.2002) by 2002 asp 17, ss. 61, 64(2), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 para. 16(2) (with s. 63)