UK Act of Parliament 1996 Northern Ireland

Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

This Order provides for the regulation of the supply of gas through pipes.

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UREGNI
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
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Part 1

INTRODUCTORY

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2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.art001 Citation and commencement
s.art002 Interpretation ‐ general
Part 2

GAS SUPPLY AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES

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s.art008 Monitoring and review of certification Regulated
  • Provide information requested by UREGNI during a certification reviewAny Person
82 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.art003 Interpretation of Part II
s.art006 Prohibition on unlicensed supply of gas and associated activities
s.art007 Exemptions from Article 6
s.art007 Closed distribution systems
s.art007 (1) Any condition specified in an order under Article 7(1)(c)...
s.art007 (1) If, after a system has been classified as a...
s.art007 (1) In Article 7A to 7C— “ charging statement ”...
s.art008 Licences authorising supply, etc.
s.art008 Licences under Article 8(1)(a)
s.art008 The conveyance of gas: requirement to be certified as independent
s.art008 Application for certification
s.art008 Report where applicant connected with a country outside the United Kingdom
s.art008 Certification
s.art008 Grounds for certification
s.art008 The ownership unbundling requirement
s.art008 Designation for the purposes of the Gas Regulation
s.art008 Report as to any connection of a certified person with a country outside the United Kingdom
s.art008 Continuation or withdrawal of certification
s.art008 Interpretation
s.art009 Exclusive licences under Article 8(1)(a) or (c)
s.art009 The prohibition in Article 9(3) does not apply to the...
s.art010 Conditions of licences
s.art010 Licences: further conditions
s.art010 Licensing and energy efficiency
s.art010 Exemption from requirement for system access
s.art011 Standard conditions of licences
s.art012 Assignment of licences
s.art013 Powers of licence holders
s.art014 Modification of conditions of licences
s.art014 Modification of conditions under Article 14: supplementary
s.art014 Appeal to the CMA
s.art014 Procedure on appeal to CMA
s.art014 Determination by CMA of appeal
s.art014 CMA's powers on allowing appeal
s.art014 Time limits for CMA to determine an appeal
s.art014 Determination of appeal by CMA: supplementary
s.art015 Modification references to Competition and Markets Authority
s.art015 References under Article 15: time limits
s.art015 References under Article 15: powers of investigation
s.art016 Reports on modification references
s.art017 Modification following report
s.art017 CMA's power to veto modifications following report
s.art018 Modification by order under other statutory provisions
s.art021 Individual meters
s.art022 Meter testing and stamping
s.art023 Functions with respect to competition
s.art024 Fixing of maximum charges for reselling gas
s.art024 Billing disputes
s.art027 General functions
s.art027 Dispute resolution
s.art029 Keeping of register
s.art030 Power to require information, etc.
s.art032 Annual and other reports
s.art034 Reports of the General Consumer Council
s.art035 Consent of Authority for construction of major pipe-line
s.art036 Increase of capacity, etc. of pipe-line
s.art037 Consent of Authority for construction of gas storage facility
s.art037 Consent of Department for construction of LNG facility
s.art038 Increase of capacity of gas storage facility
s.art038 Requirements for major pipe-lines etc
s.art038 Increase of capacity of LNG facility
s.art039 Acquisition of rights to use gas processing facilities
s.art039 (1) A person who is or expects to be the...
s.art039 If the Authority gives, or refuses to give, an exemption...
s.art040 Directions for preserving security of gas supplies,
s.art041 Exclusion of certain agreements from Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976
s.art042 Disposal of assets of former gas undertaker to require consent of Department
s.art043 Transfer to licence holder of assets and liabilities of former gas undertaker
s.art045 Directions restricting the use of certain information
s.art046 Making of false statements, etc.
s.art047 Concurrent proceedings
s.art048 Public inquiries
s.paragraph/p1 Arts. 4‐5 rep. by 2003 NI 6
s.paragraph/p10 Arts. 25, 26 rep. by 2003 NI 6
s.paragraph/p12 Art. 28 rep. by 2003 NI 6
s.paragraph/p14 Art. 31 rep. by 2003 NI 6
s.paragraph/p16 Art. 33 rep. by 2003 NI 6
s.paragraph/p18 Art. 44 rep. by 2003 NI 6
s.paragraph/p5 Art. 18A rep. by 2003 NI 6
s.paragraph/p6 Arts. 19‐21 rep. by 2003 NI 6
s.part ii/crossheading/consumer/protection/miscellan Suppliers of Last Resort
s.part ii/crossheading/consumer/protection/miscellan Billing disputes: gas
Part 3

SAFETY

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11 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.art049 Interpretation of Part III
s.art055 Prohibition by Department of use or testing of pipe-line
s.art059 Notification of abandonment, cesser of use and beginning or resumption of use of pipe-lines or lengths thereof
s.art060 Fire authority, police, etc., to he notified of certain pipe-line accidents and to he furnished with information
s.art061 Notification of change of ownership of pipe-line
s.art062 Regulations as to hearings under this Part
s.art063 Provisions as to requirements and prohibitions imposed under this Part
s.art065 Powers of entry
s.paragraph/p19 Arts. 50‐54 rep. by SR 1997/193
s.paragraph/p20 Arts. 56‐58 rep. by SR 1997/193
s.paragraph/p21 Art. 64 rep. by SR 1997/195
Part 4

SUPPLEMENTAL

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6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.art066 Repayment of fees
s.art067 Compensation
s.art068 Application to Crown land
s.art069 Regulations and orders
s.art070 Directions
s.art071 Amendments, transitional provisions, savings and repeals
Schedules

Schedules

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48 other schedules
s.sch002 (1) Where a licence holder proposes to acquire, otherwise than...
s.sch002 (1) No application shall be made under paragraph 1 for...
s.sch002 (1) The power to make a vesting order under paragraph...
s.sch002 (1) Nothing in this Schedule shall authorise the acquisition, without...
s.sch002 (1) Where a licence holder has acquired any land under...
s.sch002 Schedule 6 to the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972...
s.sch002 Where— (a) an application for a vesting order is made...
s.sch003 (1) In this Schedule— “controlled works” means any such works...
s.sch003 (1) This paragraph applies where— (a) for any purpose connected...
s.sch003 (1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a...
s.sch003 (1) Where a wayleave is granted to a licence holder...
s.sch003 (1) This paragraph applies where at any time such a...
s.sch003 (1) This paragraph applies where any tree is or will...
s.sch003 (1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph and...
s.sch003 (1) Any person who intentionally obstructs a person acting in...
s.sch003 (1) Subject to the Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995...
s.sch003 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a licence holder may, subject...
s.sch003 (1) An electricity licence holder, government department, electronic communications code...
s.sch003 (1) The following provisions of this paragraph apply where a...
s.sch003 (1) The following provisions of this paragraph apply where an...
s.sch003 (1) Where any person would be required to serve any...
s.sch003 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a licence holder who carries...
s.sch003 The provisions of paragraphs 2 to 8 may be modified...
s.sch003a (1) An application for permission to bring an appeal may...
s.sch003a (1) If a person (“ the defaulter ”)—
s.sch003a (1) The CMA Board may make rules of procedure regulating...
s.sch003a (1) A group that determines an appeal must make an...
s.sch003a (1) In this Schedule— “ appeal ” means an appeal...
s.sch003a (1) The CMA may direct that, pending the determination of...
s.sch003a (1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where the Authority wishes to make...
s.sch003a (1) A group constituted by the chair of the CMA...
s.sch003a (1) The CMA, if it thinks it necessary to do...
s.sch003a (1) For the purposes of this Schedule, the CMA may,...
s.sch003a (1) For the purposes of this Schedule an oral hearing...
s.sch003a (1) The CMA may, by notice, require a person to...
s.sch003a Where permission to bring an appeal is granted under paragraph...
s.sch005 In this Schedule— “gas fittings” means any fittings, apparatus and...
s.sch005 (1) The Department may by regulations make provision for empowering...
s.sch005 (1) The Department may by regulations make provision—
s.sch005 (1) Any person authorised by a relevant licence holder may...
s.sch005 (1) A power of entry conferred by or under this...
s.sch005 (1) Where a justice of the peace is satisfied by...
s.sch005 Where, under any powers conferred by or under this Schedule,...
s.sch005 If any person intentionally obstructs any person exercising powers of...
s.sch007 (1) In this Schedule— “appointed day”, in any provision, means...
s.sch007 Except as provided by Articles 42 and 43, this Order...
s.sch007 (1) This paragraph applies to a person who—
s.sch007 Without prejudice to Article 1(3), the Department may at any...

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