2014 No. 528

Gas

The Gas Act 1986 (Exemptions) (Revocations) Order 2014

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

This Order is made by the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6A of the Gas Act 19861 and paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 5 to the Gas Act 19952.

The Secretary of State has given notice of the proposal to make this Order in accordance with section 6A(1A) and (1B) of the Gas Act 1986 and has considered representations made in relation to the proposal.

Accordingly the Secretary of State makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Gas Act 1986 (Exemptions) (Revocations) Order 2014 and comes into force on 6th April 2014.

Revocations2

The Orders listed in the Schedule are revoked.

VermaParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment of Energy and Climate Change

SCHEDULE

Article 2

(1)

(2)

Orders revoked

References

The Gas Act 1986 (Exemptions) (No. 1) Order 1996

S.I. 1996/449

The Gas Act 1986 (Exemptions) (No. 2) Order 1996

S.I. 1996/471

The Gas Act 1986 (Exemptions) (No. 3) Order 1996

S.I. 1996/1354

The Gas Act 1986 (Exemptions) (No. 4) Order 1996

S.I. 1996/2795

The Gas Act 1986 (Exemption) Order 1997

S.I. 1997/2427

The Gas Act 1986 (Exemption) Order 1998

S.I. 1998/1779

The Gas Act 1986 (Exemptions) Order 1999

S.I. 1999/2639

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

S.I. 1999/3026

The Gas Act 1986 (Exemptions) (No. 2) Order 1999

S.I. 1999/3089

The Gas Act 1986 (Exemptions) (No. 4) (Amendment) Order 2000

S.I. 2000/3206

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes a series of Orders specifying a number of exemptions from the requirement under section 5 of the Gas Act 1986 to hold a licence for the transportation, supply and shipping of gas. The exemptions were time limited (the time limits applying to the exemptions granted by an Order are contained in the relevant Order) and most expired on 1st March 2011. However the exemptions in the Gas Act 1986 (Exemptions) (No. 4) Order 1996 were originally to expire on 30th November 1999, but were extended first until 31st December 2000 by the Gas Act 1986 (Exemptions) (No. 4) (Amendment) Order 1999, and then until 1st March 2011 by the Gas Act 1986 (Exemptions) (No. 4) (Amendment) Order 2000; while the exemptions in the Gas Act 1986 (Exemptions) (No. 3) Order 1996 expired on 30th November 1996. The exemptions contained in the Orders listed in the Schedule are spent, and the Orders are revoked as being no longer necessary.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact is foreseen on the private, voluntary or public sectors.