What is a covered gas
9 What is a covered gas
A covered gas is a primary gas or a gas blend.
A primary gas is—
processed natural gas; or
hydrogen; or
biomethane; or
synthetic methane; or
a gas, prescribed by regulation, that is suitable for consumption.
Processed natural gas is a substance that—
is in a gaseous state at standard temperature and pressure; and
consists of hydrocarbons that occur naturally and other substances; and
is more than half, by volume, methane; and
has been processed to be suitable for consumption.
In this section—
biogas means a gas derived or recovered from organic matter other than fossilised organic matter.
biomethane means a substance—
that is in a gaseous state at standard temperature and pressure; and
the principal constituent of which is methane; and
that is produced by refining biogas; and
that is suitable for consumption.
gas blend means primary gases that have been blended together to be suitable for consumption.
synthetic methane means a substance—
that is in a gaseous state at standard temperature and pressure; and
the principal constituent of which is methane; and
that is produced by the methanation of carbon dioxide; and
that is suitable for consumption.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by regulation
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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