A person to whom a pipe-line construction or diversion authorisation is granted shall, forthwith after the grant, deposit with each local authority within whose area lies any part of the route to be taken by the proposed pipe-line or, as the case may be, portion of pipe-line to be diverted, a copy (on the same scale) of so much of the map annexed to the authorisation as shows the part of that route that lies within that area.

A person who sends to the Minister a notice for the purposes of subsection (1) of section two of this Act or paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section three thereof shall, at the same time, deposit with each local authority within whose area lies any part of the route to be taken by the proposed pipe-line or, as the case may be, the portion of line to be diverted, a copy (on the same scale) of so much of the map that accompanies the notice as shows the part of that route that lies within that area.

A person who executes works for the construction of a pipe-line or the diversion of a length of a pipe-line, being emergency works, shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable after the works have been executed, deposit with each local authority within whose area lies any part of the route taken by the line constructed or, as the case may be, portion of line diverted a copy (on the same scale) of so much of the map which, by virtue of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section eight of this Act, he is under obligation to send to the Minister as shows the part of that route that lies within that area.

A person who fails to satisfy an obligation to which he is subject by virtue of any of the foregoing subsections shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds.

Documents deposited in pursuance of this section with a local authority shall be kept at the authority's offices and shall be open to inspection by any person at all reasonable hours free of charge.

For the purpose of the application of this section to England and Wales, the expression " local authority " means the council of a county, county borough, county district or metropolitan borough and includes the Common Council of the City of London, and for the purpose of the application of this section to Scotland that expression means a county or town council.