1999 No. 3026

GAS

The Gas Act 1986 (Exemptions) (No. 4) (Amendment) Order 1999

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 6A of the Gas Act 19861, and after consultation with the Director General of Gas Supply, hereby makes the following Order:—

1

This Order may be cited as the Gas Act 1986 (Exemptions) (No. 4) (Amendment) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 29th November 1999.

2

In article 1(2) of the Gas Act 1986 (Exemptions) (No. 4) Order 19962, for “30th November 1999” there shall be substituted “31st December 2000”.

Helen Liddell,Minister for Energy and Competitiveness in Europe,Department of Trade and Industry

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Gas Act 1986 (Exemptions) (No. 4) Order 1996 (S.I.1996/2795), so as to extend its duration to 31st December 2000 (instead of 30th November 1999).

The 1996 Order provides that a person who conveys gas through pipes from the Gas Treatment Plant at the Connah’s Quay Power Station, Deeside, to a pipe-line system operated by a public gas transporter is exempted from the prohibition on the conveyance of gas without a licence. The prohibition is contained in section 5(1)(a) of the Gas Act 1986, and the Secretary of State’s power to make such an exemption is contained in section 6A of the Gas Act 1986.