26(1)Where—E+W+S
(a)a supply of gas to any premises has been cut off by a public gas supplier under paragraph 8 (use of antifluctuators and valves) or paragraph 9 (improper use of gas) of Schedule 5 to the 1986 Act; and
(b)the supply is not restored before the appointed day,
each of paragraphs 11 and 25 of Schedule 2B to that Act shall have effect as if those premises had been disconnected on that day by the supplier’s transport successor otherwise than in the exercise of such a power as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph.
(2)Where—
(a)a supply of gas to any premises has been cut off by a public gas supplier otherwise than under paragraph 8 or 9 of Schedule 5 to the 1986 Act and otherwise than in the exercise of a power conferred by regulations under section 18(2) of that Act; and
(b)the supply is not restored before the appointed day,
each of paragraphs 11 and 25 of Schedule 2B to that Act shall have effect as if a supply of gas to those premises had been cut off on that day by the supplier’s supply successor otherwise than in the exercise of such a power as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph.