Part 1Gas Importation and Storage
Chapter 2Importation and storage of combustible gas
Activities requiring a licence
2Prohibition on unlicensed activities
(1)
No person may carry on an activity within subsection (3) except in accordance with a licence.
(2)
But subsection (1) is subject to F1sections 3 and 3A.
(3)
The activities are—
(a)
the use of a controlled place for the unloading of gas to an installation or pipeline;
(b)
the use of a controlled place for the storage of gas;
(c)
the conversion of any natural feature in a controlled place for the purpose of storing gas;
(d)
the recovery of gas stored in a controlled place;
(e)
the exploration of a controlled place with a view to, or in connection with, the carrying on of activities within paragraphs (a) to (d);
(f)
the establishment or maintenance in a controlled place of an installation for the purposes of activities within this subsection.
(4)
In this section—
“controlled place” means a place in, under or over—
(a)
the territorial sea, or
(b)
waters in a Gas Importation and Storage Zone (within the meaning of section 1(5));
“gas” means any combustible substance which is gaseous at a temperature of 15°C and a pressure of 101.325 kPa (1013.25 mb) and which consists wholly or mainly of—
(a)
methane,
(b)
ethane,
(c)
propane,
(d)
butane,
(e)
a substance designated for the purposes of this section by an order made by the Secretary of State, or
(f)
a mixture of two or more of the substances mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e).