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ChapterShort titleExtent of repeal
15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 71.The Public Health Act 1925.In section 7(3), the word “gas”.
17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 36.The Landlord and Tenant Act 1927.In section 25(1) in the definition of “statutory company”, the word “gas,”.
23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 14.The London Passenger Transport Act 1933.In section 93(6), the words “gas or”.
26 Geo. 5. & 1 Edw. 8. c. 49.The Public Health Act 1936.In section 343 in the definition of “statutory undertakers”, the word “gas,”.
2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 31.The Civil Defence Act 1939.In section 90(1) in the definition of “Public utility undertakers”, the word “gas,” where it first occurs and the words “gas or” immediately after “supplying”.
2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. xcix.The London Gas Undertakings (Regulations) Act 1939.The whole Act.
8 & 9 Geo. 6. c. 42.The Water Act 1945.In section 1(1) of Schedule 3 in the definition of “statutory undertakers”, the word “gas,”.
10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 42.The Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947.In section 7(1) in the definition of “statutory undertakers”, the word “gas,”.
11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 22.The Water Act 1948.In section 15(1) in the definition of “appropriate Minister” in paragraph (b), the word “, gas” and, in the definition of “statutory undertakers”, the word “gas,”.
2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 21.The Rights of Entry (Gas and Electricity Boards) Act 1954.In section 3(1), the definition of “the Corporation”.
6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 69.The Opencast Coal Act 1958.In section 51(1) in the definition of “appropriate Minister”, the word “, gas”.
10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 58.The Pipe-lines Act 1962.In section 66(1) in the definition of “statutory undertakers”, the word “gas,”.
1964 c. 40.The Harbours Act 1964.In paragraph 6(2)(c) of Schedule 3, the word “gas,”.
1965 c. 36.The Gas Act 1965.In section 4(2), the words from “shall relate” to “statutory corporation and”.
In section 28(1), the definition of “the Corporation” and, in
the definition of “statutory undertakers”, the word “gas,”.
1967 c. 9.The General Rate Act 1967.In section 19(6) in the definition of “non-industrial building”, the word “gas,”.
1967 c. 10.The Forestry Act 1967.In section 40(2)(d), the word “gas,”.
1968 c. 16.The New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968.In section 47(1) in the definition of “statutory undertakers”, the word “gas,”.
1971 c. 78.The Town and Country Planning Act 1971.In section 224(1)(b), the word “, gas”.
In section 290(1) in the definition of “statutory undertakers”, the word “, gas”.
1972 c. 52.The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972.In section 213(1)(b), the words “gas or”.
In section 275(1) in the definition of “statutory undertakers”, the word “gas”
1972 c. 60.The Gas Act 1972.Section 1(6).
Section 2(1).
Section 6(5).
Sections 9 to 13.
Part III.
Section 34.
Sections 37 to 47.
In section 48(1), the definitions of “Area Board”, “calorific value”, “declared calorific value”, “distribution main”, “gas”, “gas fittings”, “the National Council”, “Regional Council” and “therm”.
Section 49.
Schedules 1 to 8.
1974 c. 40.The Control of Pollution Act 1974.In section 73(1) in the definition of “statutory undertakers”, the word “gas,”.
1975 c. 24.The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975.In Schedule 1, in Part III, the entry relating to the Chairman in receipt of remuneration of the National Gas Consumers’ Council or any Regional Gas Consumers’ Council.
1975 c. 30.The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975.In Schedule 1, paragraph 3A(2).
1975 c. 55.The Statutory Corporations (Financial Provisions) Act 1975.Section 6(2).
In Schedule 3, Part II.
1975 c. 70.The Welsh Development Agency Act 1975.In section 27(1) in the definition of “statutory undertakers”, the word “gas,”.
1976 c. 75.The Development of Rural Wales Act 1976.In section 34(1) in the definition of “statutory undertakers”, the word “gas,”.
In column (1) of the table to paragraph 56(3) of Schedule 3, the word “, gas”.
1976 c. 76.The Energy Act 1976.In section 18(3), the words “or the British Gas Corporation”.
1979 c. 46.The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.In section 61(2)(a), the word “gas,”.
1980 c. 37.The Gas Act 1980.The whole Act.
1980 c. 65.The Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980.In section 108(1)(a), the word “gas,”.
In section 120(3) in the definition of “statutory undertakers”, the word “gas,”.
In section 170(1)(a), the word “gas,”.
In Schedule 16 in the definition of “statutory undertakers”, the word “gas,”.
In paragraph 2 of Schedule 19, the word “gas,”.
1980 c. 66.The Highways Act 1980.In section 121(6)(a), the word “gas,”.
In section 157(9), the word “gas,”.
In section 329(1), the definition of “gas undertakers”.
In section 329(1) in the definition of “statutory undertakers”, the word “gas,”.
1981 c. 64.The New Towns Act 1981.In section 78(1)(b), the word “, gas”.
In section 79(1)(a)(iii), the word “gas,”.
1981 c. 67.The Acquisition of Land Act 1981.In section 8(1)(a)(iii), the word “gas,”.
1982 c. 16.The Civil Aviation Act 1982.In section 105(1) in the definition of “statutory undertakers”, the word “, gas”.
1982 c. 23.The Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982.Sections 12 to 17.
In section 32(1), the words “regulations or”.
In Schedule 3, paragraphs 5, 6 and 12 to 20.
1982 c. 30.The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982.In section 30(1)(b), the words “gas or”.
1984 c. 12.The Telecommunications Act 1984.In paragraph 23(10)(a)(ii) of Schedule 2, the words “gas or”.
1984 c. 54.The Roads (Scotland) Act 1984.In Schedule 9, paragraph 71.
1984 c. 55.The Building Act 1984.In section 126 in the definition of “statutory undertakers”, the word “gas,”.

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