Sale of Gas Act 1860


The Sale of Gas Act 1860 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which amends certain provisions made under the Sale of Gas Act 1859.

Background

The Sale of Gas Act 1859 entitled 'An Act for regulating Measures used in Sales of Gas' required certain models of measures to be used. Since this act came into force, delays occurred in preparing these measures. Consequently, it was necessary to delay the coming into force of the provisions of the cited act of 1859.

Sales of Gas Act 1860

The Sales of Gas Act received royal assent on 28 August 1860. Its long title was 'An Act to amend the Act for regulating Measures used in Sales of Gas.'

Provisions

The act comprises two sections:

Amendments

The Sales of Gas Act 1860 was repealed by the Gas Act 1948 which nationalised the British gas industry.