Gas (Exempt Supplies) Act 1993

Gas (Exempt Supplies) Act 1993

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to amend section 5 of the Gas Act 1986; and for connected purposes
Citation	1993 c. 1
Introduced by	Lord Cochrane of Cults on 8 July 1992 (Second Reading) (Lords)
Territorial extent	Great Britain, excluding Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent	19 January 1993
Commencement	31 October 1994
Other legislation
Amends	Gas Act 1986
Amended by	Gas Act 1995
Status: Amended

The Gas (Exempt Supplies) Act 1993 (c. 1) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which amended the prohibition on certain unauthorised gas supplies and amended the duties of the Director General of Gas Supply.

Background

The Gas Act 1986, which had privatised the British gas industry, had been focussed on large suppliers of gas. ^[1] The associated bureaucracy and regulation costs were an impediment to smaller suppliers. These included suppliers of LPG (liquified petroleum gas, comprising butane and propane). ^[2] The Gas (Exempt Supplies) Bill had started as a Private Members Bill in the House of Lords and was intended to remove the prohibition on unauthorised supply of gas from smaller operators. ^[2]

Gas (Exempt Supplies) Act 1993

The Gas (Exempt Supplies) Act 1993 received royal assent on 19 January 1993. Its long title is ‘An Act to amend section 5 of the Gas Act 1986; and for connected purposes.’

Provisions

The Act comprises four sections: ^[3]

• Section 1: Prohibition on unauthorised supply. Removed and replaced Section 5 of the Gas Act 1986. Prohibition not to include suppliers of gas comprising mainly propane and butane.
• Section 2: Exemption from section 5. Added a new section 6A to the 1986 Act. Allowed exemptions if agreed by the Secretary of State for Energy and the Director General of Gas Supply.
• Section 3: Keeping a register. Exemptions and notifications to be included in a register.
• Section 4: Short title, commencement and extent. Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.

Repeal

Sections 1 and 2 of this Act were repealed by Section 17 of the Gas Act 1995. Effective from 1 March 1996. ^[4]

See also

• Oil and gas industry in the United Kingdom

References

1. "Gas Act 1986". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
2. Bowditch, Gillian (18 May 1995). "Tenacious Tory peer has a mission". The Times. p. 10.
3. "Gas (Exempt Supplies) Act 1993". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
4. "Gas Act 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2022.