8. In section 15 (authorisations)(1)—
(a)in subsection (3)(c)(i) and (iii), at the end insert “(subject to subsection (3A))”;
(b)after subsection (3), insert—
“(3A) The power conferred by virtue of paragraph (c)(i) or (iii) of subsection (3) is not exercisable to the extent that the powers conferred by regulation 7 of the Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2011 are exercisable.”;
(c)in subsection (5), at the beginning insert “Subject to subsection (5A),”; and
(d)after subsection (5), insert—
“(5A) Subsection (6) does not apply where the term is a variation condition imposed by virtue of regulation 7 of the Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2011.”.
Section 15 was amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Gas (Third Party Access and Accounts) Regulations 2000.