Utilities Act 2000

80 Gas transporters' duty to make a connection

(1) Section 10 of the 1986 Act (duty of gas transporters to make a connection in certain circumstances) is amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (3) there is inserted—

“(3A) A gas transporter may require any person who requires a connection under subsection (2)(b) to accept any terms—

(a) indemnifying the transporter in respect of any liability connected with the laying of the pipe;

(b) which it is reasonable in all the circumstances for that person to be required to accept.”

(3) After subsection (5) there is inserted—

“(5A) Where in pursuance of subsection (2)(b) a gas transporter connects any premises to a relevant main by a pipe supplied and laid by the owner or occupier of the premises, the cost of making the connection shall, if and to the extent that the transporter so requires and the conditions of his licence so allow, be defrayed by the person supplying and laying the pipe.”

(4) In subsection (6)(b) after “rights” there is inserted “or liabilities”.

(5) In the words following subsection (6)(b), for “or rights” there is substituted “, rights or liabilities”.

(6) In subsection (12) for “his authorised area” there is substituted “an authorised area of his”.