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Underground Storage of Gas by Gas Authorities
5. Control of mining and other operations in storage area and protective area
6. Controlled operations: carrying out of works to remedy a default
7. Compensation for general effect of storage authorisation order
8. Compensation for refusal of consent to controlled operations, or consent granted subject to conditions
9. Compensation for withdrawal of consent or variation of conditions
11. Compensation under ss. 8 and 9 to be repayable in certain circumstances
13. Compulsory purchase of rights as respects wells, boreholes and shafts in storage area and protective area
15. Responsibility of public gas transporter for interference with supplies of water (E+W)
15. Responsibility of public gas transporter for interference with supplies of water (S)
27. Registration in register of local land charges and General Register of Sasines
Certificates as Respects Planning Permission and Grant of Statutory Licences to Abstract Water
An Act to confer additional functions on the Gas Council and to make further provision as to the rating of the Gas Council and Area Gas Boards; to increase the number of members of the Gas Council, to regulate and facilitate the storage of gas by the Council and those Boards in underground strata, and to modify section 52 of the Gas Act 1948; and for connected purposes.
[5th August 1965]
C1Act amended by Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2) s. 67(1)(3), Sch. 7 para. 6(1), Sch. 8 para. 33;
Act amended (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/593, reg. 2, Sch. 1
I1Act partly in force at Royal Assent, Act wholly in force at 1.12.1965 see s. 32(5)
Gas Act 1965