The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013

Gas Act 1965 (c. 36)

38.—(1) Schedule 3 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 4—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for the words from “apply” to “for a” substitute “apply to the appropriate agency for a”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (2), for the words from “made” to “shall” substitute “made, the appropriate agency shall”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (3), for the words from “of the” to “statutory” substitute “of the appropriate agency, a statutory”;

(d) in sub-paragraph (4), for the words before “shall” substitute “On issuing the certificate, the appropriate agency”.

(3) In paragraph 5—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for the words before “has issued” substitute “Where the appropriate agency”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (3), for the words from “and to the” to “an” substitute “and to the appropriate agency an”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (4)—

(i) for the words from “made” to “for a” substitute “made to the appropriate agency for a”;

(ii) for the words from “applicant” to “end” substitute “applicant and the appropriate agency, at the end”;

(iii) for the words from “issued by” to “accordance” substitute “issued by the appropriate agency in accordance”;

(iv) for the words from “as if” to “had issued” substitute “as if the appropriate agency had issued”.

(4) In paragraph 6, for the words from “paragraph 5” to “or as” substitute “paragraph 5 of this Schedule, the appropriate agency or as”.

(5) After paragraph 8 insert—

“8A   In this Schedule, “the appropriate agency” means—

(a) in relation to England, the Environment Agency;

(b) in relation to Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales.”