Energy Act 2013

119Meaning of “government pipe-line and storage system”E+W+S

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(1)In this Part “the government pipe-line and storage system” means any property to which subsection (2), (3), (4) or (5) applies and which is vested in the Secretary of State, including any land held by the Secretary of State for the purposes of such property.

(2)This subsection applies to any oil installations—

(a)which are government war works, within the meaning of the Requisitioned Land and War Works Act 1945, or

(b)to which section 28 of that Act applies by virtue of section 12(4) or (5) of the Requisitioned Land and War Works Act 1948.

(3)This subsection applies to any oil installations which have been, are being or are intended to be, laid, installed or constructed, in or on land acquired for the purpose by virtue of section 13(a) of the 1958 Act.

(4)This subsection applies to anything which has been, is being or is intended to be, laid, installed or constructed by virtue of a wayleave order under the 1958 Act.

(5)This subsection applies to any other oil installations or other property—

(a)relating to oil installations to which subsection (2) or (3) applies, or

(b)relating to anything to which subsection (4) applies.

(6)In this section—

  • the 1958 Act” means the Land Powers (Defence) Act 1958;

  • oil installations” has the meaning given by section 25(1) of that Act.

Commencement Information

I1S. 119 in force at 30.4.2015 by S.I. 2015/817, art. 2(a)