SCHEDULE 1E+W+SAMENDMENTS TO THE PIPE-LINES ACT 1962

1.—(1) After section 9(1) there shall be inserted—E+W+S

(1A) Subsections (2), (3) and (5) of this section apply only to pipe-lines constructed pursuant to a pipe-line construction authorisation which are neither upstream petroleum pipe-lines nor gas pipe-lines, and references in those subsections to “pipe-line” and “line” shall be construed accordingly.

(2) In section 9(2), for the words “the foregoing subsection” there shall be substituted “subsection (1)”.

(3) After section 9(6) there shall be inserted—

(7) Where a gas pipe-line is proposed to be constructed pursuant to a pipe-line construction authorisation to which a condition is attached by virtue of subsection (1), any person other than the applicant for the pipe-line construction authorisation may make applications under section 10 and, if applicable, section 10C in respect of the proposed pipe-line, and those sections and section 10B shall have effect as if references to a pipe-line were references to the pipe-line as it would be once constructed in accordance with the condition, and as if references to the owner of the pipe-line were references to the proposed owner of it.

(8) Where an upstream petroleum pipe-line is proposed to be constructed pursuant to a pipe-line construction authorisation to which a condition is attached by virtue of subsection (1), any person other than the applicant for the pipe-line construction authorisation may make applications under section 10E in respect of the proposed pipe-line, and sections 10E and 10F shall have effect as if references to a pipe-line were references to the pipe-line as it would be once constructed in accordance with the condition, and as if references to the owner of the pipe-line were references to the proposed owner of it.