Gas Supply Act 1996

An authorisation for natural gas that, immediately before the repeal of Part 2 of the 1986 Act, was in force under that Act is taken—

to be both a reticulator’s authorisation and a supplier’s authorisation under this Act, and

to be subject to the same conditions (in addition to those to which it is subject under this Act) as those to which it was subject immediately before that repeal.

A reticulator’s authorisation arising under subclause (1) is taken to be subject to the following additional conditions—

a condition to the effect that the reticulator must not supply or install a gas meter unless the gas meter complies with the standards prescribed by or in accordance with the regulations,

a condition to the effect that the reticulator must not reticulate gas to a gas user unless the gas complies with the standards prescribed by or in accordance with the regulations.

Any condition referred to in subclause (1) (b) that relates to the price that may be charged for the supply of gas has effect despite section 11 (3) (b), but ceases to have effect when a gas pricing order first comes into effect.

The regulations may provide for—

any specified gas supplier’s authorisation arising under subclause (1) to be taken to have become 2 authorisations, namely—

an authorisation with respect to the supply of natural gas to tariff customers, and

an authorisation with respect to the supply of natural gas to persons who are not tariff customers, and

the transfer of either or both of the authorisations referred to in paragraph (a) (i) and (ii) to other persons or bodies.

A regulation referred to in subclause (4) may exclude any application for a transfer referred to in subclause (4) (b) from the operation of section 8, but only in respect of an application that is made within 12 months after the commencement of this clause.