Gas (Amendment) Act, 1987

Amendment of section 8 of Principal Act.

3.—Section 8 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (7):

“(7) The Board shall not export gas or construct a pipeline, except pursuant to and in accordance with a consent given by the Minister under this subsection with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance and the Minister shall, if he thinks fit, with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance, when giving such a consent, attach conditions to the consent and, in addition to the foregoing, where the consent relates to the export of gas, the consent shall be given only after consultation with the Minister for Industry and Commerce.”.