GAS SUPPLY ACT 1996 - SECT 50
Obstruction of gas works
GAS SUPPLY ACT 1996 - SECT 50
Obstruction of gas works
50 Obstruction of gas works
(1) This section applies if a network operator has reasonable cause to believe
that--
(a) a structure or thing situated in, on or near the operator's gas
works is destroying, damaging or interfering with the gas works, or
(b) there
is a material risk that a structure or thing situated in, on or near the
operator's gas works could destroy, cause damage to, or interfere with the gas
works.
(2) The network operator may--
(a) give written notice to the person
having control of the structure or thing requiring the person to modify or
remove the structure or thing, or
(b) in an emergency--
(i) modify or remove
the structure or thing itself, or
(ii) move the gas works away from the
structure or thing.
(3) A notice under subsection (2)(a)--
(a) must specify--
(i) the work to be carried out, and
(ii) a reasonable time within which the
work must be carried out, and
(b) may allow the person to elect to have the
network operator move the gas works away from the structure or thing.
(4) If
a person given a notice under subsection (2)(a) fails to carry out the work in
accordance with the notice, the network operator may carry out the work.
(5)
A network operator may apply for an injunction to prevent a structure or thing
being placed in, on or near the operator's gas works.
