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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Gas Act 1986 (c. 44)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Gas Act 1986

1986 CHAPTER 44

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Gas Supply

    1. Introductory

      1. 1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 4AA. The principal objective and general duties of the Secretary of State and the Authority

      5. 4AB. Guidance on social and environmental matters

      6. 4A. Health and safety

      7. 4B. Exceptions from sections 4AA to 4A

    2. Licensing of activities relating to gas

      1. 5.Prohibition on unlicensed activities

      2. 6.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 6A. Exemptions from prohibition

      4. 7. Licensing of public gas transporters

      5. 7A. Licensing of gas suppliers and gas shippers

      6. 7B. Licences: general

      7. 8. Standard conditions of licences

      8. 8AA. Transfer of licences

      9. 8A.Modification or removal of the 25,000 therm limits

    3. The gas code

      1. 8B. The gas code

    4. Powers and duties of public gas transporters

      1. 9. General powers and duties

      2. 10. Duty to connect certain premises

      3. 10A. Restriction on use of certain pipe-lines for providing a supply

      4. 11. Power to require security

    5. Gas conveyed by Public Gas Transporters

      1. 12. Methods of calculating therms

      2. 13. Calorific values: tests of apparatus etc

      3. 14.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 14A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 15.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 15A. Billing disputes

      7. 16. Standards of gas quality

      8. 15B.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. Gas conveyed by public gas transporters and others

      1. 16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 17. Meter testing and stamping

      3. 18. Safety regulations

      4. 18A. Gas escape regulations

    7. Use by other persons of public gas transporter’s pipe-line systems

      1. 19. Acquisition of rights to use pipe-line systems

      2. 19A. Application of section 19B to storage facilities

      3. 19B. Acquisition of rights to use storage facilities

      4. 19C. Application of section 19D to LNG facilities

      5. 19D. Acquisition of rights to use LNG facilities

      6. 19E. Sections 19A to 19D: supplemental

      7. 20.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 21. Increase of capacity etc. of pipelines

      9. 22. Effect of directions

      10. 22A. Construction of pipe-lines

    8. Modification of licences

      1. 23. Modification by agreement

      2. 24. Modification references to Monopolies Commission

      3. 24A. References under section 24: time limits

      4. 24B. References under section 24: powers of investigation

      5. 25. Reports on modification references

      6. 26. Modification following report

      7. 26A. Competition Commission’s power to veto modifications following report

      8. 27. Modification by order under other enactments

    9. Determination of disputes

      1. 27A. Determination of certain disputes

    10. Public gas suppliers: enforcement

      1. 28. Orders for securing compliance with certain provisions

      2. 29. Procedural requirements

      3. 30. Validity and effect of orders

      4. 30A. Penalties

      5. 30B. Statement of policy with respect to penalties

      6. 30C. Time limits on the imposition of penalties

      7. 30D. Interest and payment of instalments

      8. 30E. Appeals

      9. 30F. Recovery of penalties

    11. Investigation of complaints etc

      1. 31.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 32. Consumer complaints

      3. 32A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 33. Power of Council to investigate other matters

    12. Standards of performance

      1. 33A. Standards of performance in individual cases

      2. 33AA. Standards of performance in individual cases: gas transporters

      3. 33AB. Standards of performance in individual cases: disputes

      4. 33B. Overall standards of performance

      5. 33BA. Overall standards of performance: gas transporters

      6. 33BAA. Procedures for prescribing or determining standards of performance

      7. 33BC. Promotion of the efficient use by consumers of gas

      8. 33C.Information with respect to levels of performance

      9. 33D. Information to be given to customers about overall performance

      10. 33DA. Publication of statistical information about standards of performance

      11. 33E.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    13. Service standards and remuneration

      1. 33F. Remuneration and service standards

    14. Other functions of Director

      1. 34. General functions

      2. 35. Publication of advice and information about consumer matters

      3. 36. Keeping of register

      4. 36A. Functions with respect to competition

      5. 36B. Functions with respect to gas measuring equipment etc

      6. 37. Maximum prices for reselling gas

      7. 38. Power to require information etc

      8. 38A. Reasons for decisions

      9. 39.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    15. Other functions of Council

      1. 40.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 41.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    16. Adjustment of charges

      1. 41A. Adjustment of charges to help disadvantaged groups of customers

      2. 41B. Orders: supplementary

    17. Alteration of activities requiring licence

      1. 41C. Power to alter activities requiring licence

      2. 41D. Application by Authority for order including new activities

      3. 41E. References to Competition Commission

      4. 41EA. References under section 41E: time limits

      5. 41EB. References under section 41E: application of Enterprise Act 2002

      6. 41F. Reports on references

      7. 41G. Application by Authority for order excluding activities

      8. 41H. Consultation by Secretary of State about order excluding activities

      9. 41I. Service by Authority of certain notices on Council

    18. Miscellaneous

      1. 42.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 43. Making of false statements etc

      3. 44. Compensation to chairmen and officers of Consumers’ Councils

    19. Supplemental

      1. 45. Offences by bodies corporate

      2. 46. Service of notices etc

      3. 47. Provisions as to regulations

      4. 48. Interpretation of Part I and savings

  2. Part II

    Transfer of Undertaking of Corporation

    1. 49. Vesting of property etc. of Corporation in a company nominated by the Secretary of State

    2. 50. British Gas Stock

    3. 51. Initial Government holding in the successor company

    4. 52. Government investment in securities of the successor company

    5. 53. Exercise of functions through nominees

    6. 54. Target investment limit for Government shareholding

    7. 55. Financial structure of the successor company

    8. 56. Temporary restrictions on successor company’s borrowings etc

    9. 57. Dissolution of the Corporation

    10. 58.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    11. 59. Application of Trustee Investments Act 1961 in relation to investment in the successor company

    12. 60. Tax provisions

    13. 61. Interpretation etc. of Part II

  3. Part III

    Miscellaneous and General

    1. 62.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 63.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 64. Provisions as to orders

    4. 65. Financial provisions

    5. 66. General interpretation

    6. 67. Amendments, transitional provisions, savings and repeals

    7. 68. Short title, commencement and extent

  4. SCHEDULE 1

  5. SCHEDULE 2

  6. SCHEDULE 2A

    Exceptions to prohibition on unlicensed activities

  7. SCHEDULE 2B

    The gas code

  8. SCHEDULE 3

    Acquisition of Land by Public Gas Suppliers

  9. SCHEDULE 4

    Power of Gas Transporters to Break Up Streets, Bridges Etc

  10. SCHEDULE 5

  11. SCHEDULE 6

  12. SCHEDULE 7

    Minor And Consequential Amendments

  13. SCHEDULE 8

    Transitional Provisions and Savings

  14. SCHEDULE 9

    Repeals

An Act to provide for the appointment and functions of a Director General of Gas Supply and the establishment and functions of a Gas Consumers’ Council; to abolish the privilege conferred on the British Gas Corporation by section 29 of the Gas Act 1972; to make new provision with respect to the supply of gas through pipes and certain related matters; to provide for the vesting of the property, rights and liabilities of the British Gas Corporation in a company nominated by the Secretary of State and the subsequent dissolution of that Corporation; to make provision with respect to, and to information furnished in connection with, agreements relating to the initial supply of gas won under the authority of a petroleum production licence; and for connected purposes.

[25th July 1986]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act applied (8.11.1995) by 1995 c. 45, s. 17(2)

Extent Information

E1Act, except for specified provisions, does not extend to N.I. see s. 68(6)

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