Gas Regulation Act 1920
| Long title | An Act to amend the law with respect to the supply of gas. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 10 & 11 Geo. 5 c. 28 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 4 August 1920 |
Status: Repealed | |
The Gas Regulation Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5 c. 28) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to amend the law relating to the supply of gas.
Background
This act provided for the reconstruction of the gas industry. It applied to local authorities as well as company gas undertakings. It reflected modern scientific thinking on the basis for measuring the quality of gas. It also modernised the scale of charges for gas.[1]
Gas Regulation Act 1920
The Gas Regulation Act 1920 received royal assent on 4 August 1920. Its long title is ‘An Act to amend the law with respect to the supply of gas.’
Provisions
The act comprises 22 Sections under five Headings, and a Schedule.[2]
Price and Quality of Gas
- Section 1: Power to substitute new basis of charges.
- Section 2: Composition and pressure of gas to be supplied.
- Section 3: Restrictions on power to charge for thermal units.
Testing of Gas
- Section 4: Appointment of gas referees and examiners.
- Section 5: Power to prescribe tests.
- Section 6: Appeals to chief gas examiner.
- Section 7: Remuneration and expenses of gas referees.
Forfeiture and Penalties
- Section 8: Penalties for failure to comply with prescriptions of gas referees.
- Section 9: Forfeiture of deficient calorific value &c.
Power to make special orders
- Section 10: Power to make special Orders, 33 & 34 Vict. C. 70.
General
- Section 11: Fees for examination of meters.
- Section 12: Application of sections 5 and 6 of 4 Edw. 7 c. 28
- Section 13: Meters to be stamped.
- Section 14: Qualification for appointment as inspector of meters.
- Section 15: Accounts and returns.
- Section 16: Power to make rules.
- Section 17: Exercise of powers of Board of Trade.
- Section 18: Definitions.
- Section 19: Supersession of existing enactments.
- Section 20: Expenses of local authorities.
- Section 21: Application of to Scotland and Ireland.
- Section 22: Short title.
Schedule
- Provision of the Factory and Workshops Act 1901 applied to special orders made under this Act.
Amendments
The Act was repealed by the Gas Act 1948
See also
References
- ^ "Hansard, UK Parliament 8 June 1920 Gas Regulation Bill, Second Reading". Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ "Gas Regulation Act 1920". Retrieved 8 March 2026.