Gas Undertakings Act 1934
The Gas Undertakings Act 1934 (24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 28 ) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which amended the law with respect to gas company undertakings.
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| Long title | An Act to amend the law with respect to gas undertakings |
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| Citation | (24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 28 ) |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 28 June 1934 |
Status: Repealed | |
Background
The UK Board of Trade had established the National Fuel and Power Committee - known as the Wrottesley Committee - to inquire into the competitiveness of the gas industry in relation to the growing electricity industry. The committee’s second report (Command Paper 3252) and final report (Command Paper 4288) published in 1933, recommended amending and modernizing the laws governing gas supply companies (undertakings).[1] The 1934 Act enacted these recommendations. It gave undertakers the power to establish flexible pricing and allowed the averaging of gas calorific values, and regulated commissions. It also expanded the Board of Trade's oversight of the industry.[2]
Gas Undertakings Act 1934
The Gas Undertakings Act 1934 received royal assent on 28 June 1934. Its long title is ‘An Act to amend the law with respect to gas undertakings’[2]
Provisions
The Act comprises 36 Sections under five headings and three Schedules
Capital and Renewal Funds
Section 1. Issue of share capital by undertakings
Section 2. Mode of issue of debenture stock
Section 3. Power for certain undertakers to pay underwriting commission
Section 4. Power of certain undertakers to issue redeemable preference and debenture stock
Section 5. Limits of renewal fund
Charges for Gas
Section 6. Publication of prices by undertakers and consequences thereof
Section 7. Provisions as to special contracts
Section 8. Repeal of limitation on discounts
Non-statutory Undertakers and Undertakers other than Thermal Unit Undertakers
Section 9. Imposition of statutory powers and duties on non-statutory undertakers
Section 10. Purity and pressure of gas supplied by certain undertakers
Section 11. Annual return of gas supplied to be furnished by non-statutory undertakers
Amendments of Principal Act
Section 12. Abolition of offices of chief gas examiner and gas referees
Section 13. Appointment of gas examiners
Section 14. Amendment as to deficiency in calorific value
Section 15. Amendments as to special orders
Section 16. Amendment of Section 15 of Principal Act
Miscellaneous and General
Section 17. Further facilities for co-operation between undertakers
Section 18. Notice to be given by gas consumers before quitting premises
Section 19. Consumers quitting premises without paying gas charges
Section 20. Provision as to cutting off supply where occupier in default
Section 21. Provision as to entry on premises
Section 22. Amendment as to charges for fittings connected with a pre-payment meter
Section 23. Erroneous registration of meters
Section 24. Stand-by supplies
Section 25. Use of anti-fluctuators and valves
Section 26. Appointment of officers as directors 8 & 9 Vict. c. 16
Section 27. Avoidance of provisions in leases & c. preventing supply of gas
Section 28. Expenses and powers of the Board of Trade 22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 40
Section 29. Expenses of local authorities
Section 30. Expenses of members and officers of local authorities & c.
Section 31. Minor and consequential amendments 19 & 20 Geo 5. c.24
Section 32. Interpretation
Section 33. Repeals
Section 34. Power of Scottish local authorities to borrow for purposes of special order 39 & 40 Vict. c. 49
Section 35. Application to Scotland
Section 36. Short title, citation, extent and commencement
Schedules
1. Provisions as to issue and redemption of redemptionable and redeemed stock
2. Minor amendments
3.Enactments repealed
Amendments
The Act was repealed by the Gas Act 1948.
See also
References
- ↑ "Hansard, House of Lords Gas Undertakings Bill 8 March 1934". Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Gas Undertakings Act 1934". Retrieved 13 July 2026.