27—Grant of licences etc by the Authority
(1) The Authority may
grant licences over the Authority's property, or authorise another to use
easements that exist in favour of the Authority, in order to facilitate the
construction, operation, maintenance or repair of a natural gas or petroleum
liquids pipeline, or related storage facilities.
(2) An authorisation
to use an easement under subsection (1)—
(a)
confers on the person to whom it is given rights of the proprietor of the
easement set out in the authorisation; but
(b) does
not derogate from the Authority's rights under the easement.
(3) If an easement or
other property affected by a licence or authorisation under this section or
the corresponding previous enactment 1 is transferred to another, the licence
or authorisation remains in force.
Note—
1 Ie section 17(3) & (4) of this Act as it
existed before its repeal by the Pipelines Authority (Sale of Pipelines)
Amendment Act 1995 .