referring to the drawings , a pipe 10 comprises first and second pipe sections 12 , 14 . a joint 16 connects the two pipe sections 12 , 14 . the joint 16 is provided by a bell - shaped end region 18 of the pipe section 14 which is of larger inner diameter than the outer diameter of an end region 20 of the pipe section 12 , so that the end region 20 is received within the end region 18 . an annular gasket 22 is provided between the bell - shaped end region 18 of the pipe section 14 and the end region 20 of the pipe section 12 . the gasket 22 is of an annular configuration , and can be formed of hemp . at the outer end 24 of the bell - shaped region 18 there is provided a lead o - ring 26 . this construction of pipe joint is common in many pipes . the hemp forming the gasket 22 is prone to decay over time . moreover , ground movement can distort the lead o - ring 26 . consequently , the joints can leak . a preferred embodiment of the present invention for repairing such leaks involves attaching around the bell - shaped end region 18 a drill guide 28 . fig2 shows how the drill guide 28 is secured to the end region 18 . the drill guide 28 comprises a holding member 30 defining a through guide aperture 31 through which a space forming member can extend , as explained below . the drill guide 28 comprises four through holes 32 extending through the holding member 30 transverse to the guide aperture 31 . the through holes 32 receive fastening means in the form of bolts 33 which are screwed into holes drilled into the pipe by a drill 34 . the holding member 30 is arranged on the region 18 of the pipe section 18 and the through holes 32 are used as guides for drilling into the circumferentially extending region of the wall of the pipe section 14 . a collar 34 a restricts the depth to which the holes are drilled in the pipe wall . four such holes are drilled , each corresponding to a respective one of the through holes 32 . bolts 33 are then inserted through the holes 32 and screwed into the pipe wall ( see fig2 a ). as can be seen , the through aperture 31 extends at an angle ∝ to an imaginary line designated 36 , the line 36 being perpendicular to the wall of the end region 18 of the pipe 14 . the angle ∝ is preferably between 30 ° and 60 °. when the drill guide 28 has been attached around the end region 18 of the pipe 16 , a drill is inserted to drill an aperture 35 through the wall of the end region 18 which , as can be seen from fig1 is at the same angle as the guide aperture 34 . the aperture 35 is drilled through the circumferentially extending region of the pipe wall to the gasket 22 inside . after the drilling is completed , a space forming member 38 is inserted through the aperture 31 and the aperture 35 drilled in the wall of the pipe at the end region 18 . referring to fig3 and 3a , the space forming member 38 comprises elongate drive means in the form of a flexible cable 39 , an elongate tubular member of casing 40 through which the cable 39 extends and a helical drill bit 41 . an urging means in the form of an elongate steel tape 42 also extends through the tubular casing 40 . the drill bit 41 is fixedly attached to the flexible cable 39 at one end thereof . the drill bit 41 and the cable 39 can rotate about the cable 39 . the steel tape 42 is fixedly attached to a ferrule 42 a which in turn is fixedly attached to the end of the casing 40 adjacent the drill bit 41 . the steel tape 42 acts to guide the cable 39 and the drill bit 41 around the inside of the pipe joint and prevents the drill bit 41 deviating from its path . the steel tape 42 exerts a force as indicated by the arrow a on the cable 39 to push the cable 39 against the outer wall of the pipe joint and against the o - ring . thus a path can be formed in the gasket 22 around the inside of the gas pipe joint . by rotating the cable 39 about its longitudinal axis , as indicated by the arrow a the drill bit 41 is rotated . this rotation of the drill bit 41 by the drill 34 causes the drill bit 41 to drill into the gasket 22 thereby creating a path 43 therethrough ( see fig1 ). this is continued until the drill bit 41 reaches the site of the leak . in such a situation , the positioning of the drill holder 28 on the end region 18 has to be such to ensure that the path forming member 38 reaches the site of the leak . alternatively , the position of the drill holder 28 , and the shape and size of the drill bit 41 are selected such that upon rotation of the cable 39 , the drill bit 41 drills through the gasket 22 against the lead o - ring 26 . the drill bit 42 creates a path between the o - ring 26 and the remainder of the gasket 22 until it has drilled all the way around the end region 18 . thus , in this embodiment , an annular path 43 is defined all the way around the gasket 22 adjacent the lead o - ring . when the path 43 has been formed by the space forming member 38 either to the site of the leak or substantially wholly around the end of the pipe section 14 , the path joining member is removed by , for example , rotating it in the opposite direction and puling it out of the pipe section 14 . the next step of the method for repairing the leak is shown in fig5 in which injection means 50 is provided to inject a sealant via the aperture dulled in the wall of the end region 18 and into the path defined by the path forming member 38 . the injection means 50 comprises a nozzle 52 inserted into the aperture 35 drilled into the wall of the pipe 14 at the end region 18 . the nozzle 52 is connected to a length of piping 54 which , at its opposite end is connected to a static mixer 56 by a clip 57 . the static mixer 56 is adapted to receive the two components of a sealant from an injection gun 58 . prior to injection , the piping 54 is crimped by a clip 59 to prevent leakage of gas along the piping 54 . the static mixer 56 comprises an array of alternating left and right - hand helices 60 arranged at 90 ° to one another and extending lengthwise of the mixer 56 . the injection gun 58 comprises first and second compartments 62 , 64 , the compartment 62 being adapted to receive a sealing material , and the compartment 64 being adapted to receive a curing agent to cure the sealing material . the injection gun 58 is attached to the static mixer 56 via a retaining nut 66 . pistons 68 , 70 are arranged respectively in the compartments 62 , 64 , and the pistons 68 , 70 are acted on by respective plungers 72 , 74 which are connected together . in order to inject the sealant , the clip 57 is removed and the plungers 72 , 74 are pushed in the direction indicated by the arrow b . this moves the pistons 68 , 70 in the same direction and pushes the materials in the compartments 62 , 64 through the static mixer thereby ensuring full mixing of the materials . the mixture then passes down the piping 54 , and enters the path 43 defined by the space forming member 38 via the aperture 35 . the mixture then passes around the path 43 either to the site 44 of the leak to seal the site on curing . alternatively , as shown in fig2 if the path 43 extends wholly around the gasket 22 the mixture will also extend wholly therearound to form an annular seal adjacent the lead o - ring , on curing as can be seen from fig2 the cured sealant forms an annular seal 76 adjacent the pipe wall and the lead o - ring 26 . this would be suitable for sealing a leak at a site adjacent the side wall and the lead o - ring 26 . however , if desired , the annular seal 76 could extend between the side wall of the pipe section 14 and the side wall of the pipe section 12 . for an example of such a seal , see fig3 . materials suitable for use as sealants are two part thermosetting methacrylate materials . in an alternative embodiment , the use of the space forming member 38 , as described above , is replaced by the injection of a gasket dissolving solution capable of dissolving , for example by digesting , the hemp material forming the gasket . the gasket dissolving solution may comprise exacted enzyme powders and / or micro - organisms . the micro - organisms can be one or more of cellulase , hemicellulase and drielase . an example of such a solution consists of cellulose at a concentration of substantially 2 g / dm 3 , hemicellulase at a concentration of substantially 4 g / dm 3 and driselase at a concentration of 2 g / dm 3 , prepared using distilled water . on the injection of the gasket dissolving solution through the aperture in the wall of the pipe 14 , the hemp material formed in the gasket is dissolved or digested . the means for injecting the gasket dissolving solution may be the same as that shown in fig5 and described above for injecting he sealant , but differing in that the static mixer 56 and the double barrelled injection gear 58 are hot required , these being replaced by a suitable single barrelled injector ( not shown ). in order to control the gasket dissolving solution , magnetic means can be employed to apply a magnetic field around the end region 18 of the pipe 14 ( see below ). the micro - organisms align themselves with the magnetic field and thereby can be directed to desired regions in the gasket thereby creating a path for the injection of sealing fluid , as described above . it will be appreciated that , since the direction of flow of the gasket dissolving solution is controlled by the use of magnetism , the age at which the hole is drilled into the wall of the pipe 14 at the end region 18 is of less significance than in the embodiment described above using the space forming member 38 . means are also provided to deactivate the gasket dissolving solution when the desired region of the gasket has been digested to form the pathway . this is done by flushing an appropriate deactivating solution into the gasket via the aperture in the pipe wall to deactivate the micro - organisms . an example of such a deactivating solution is a solution of acids , alkalis and chemical inhibitors . when the above step has been completed , the step of injecting the sealant , as described above , can then be carried out . it may also be necessary , in some embodiments , to direct the flow of the sealant through the path 43 formed either by the space fog member 38 , or by the micro - organisms . this can be done by incorporating a magnetic attracting material into the sealant and thereby applying a magnetic field around the end region 18 of the pipe 14 . referring to fig6 and 7 , there is shown magnetic means for controlling the flow of the gasket dissolving solution or the sealant . the magnetic means comprises a plurality of rods 78 each having magnetic tips 80 at one end thereof . a plurality of holes 82 are drilled around the joint 16 such that each hole 82 extends through the o - ring 26 into the gasket 22 . the rods 78 are inserted into the holes 82 such that the tips 80 are inserted first . a magnetic field is thereby created in the gasket 22 . the magnetic field attracts either the gasket dissolving solution or the sealant , or both depending on the embodiment being used . in the embodiment shown in fig6 and 7 a gasket dissolving solution is being injected . a leak 84 has formed around the gasket 22 and between the o - ring 26 and the wall of the end section 18 . gas is leaking as shown by the arrows x . injection means 50 , which may or may not be mounted on the pipe adjacent the leak 84 injects the gasket dissolving solution . the magnetic tips 80 of the rods 78 create a magnetic field which attracts the micro - organisms in the gasket dissolving solution which causes the micro - organisms to digest the hemp forming the gasket 22 thereby creating a path through the gasket 22 either substantially wholly around the inside of the joint 16 or to the leak 84 . when this path has been created a deactivating solution can be injected to deactivate the micro - organisms . thereafter a sealant containing a magnetic material can be injected as described with reference to fig5 . the magnetic field created by the tips 80 of the rods 78 attracts the sealant material ensuring it is directed along the path so formed to form the seal . referring to fig3 when the seal 76 has been formed , either after the space forming member 38 has been used or after the seal dissolving solution has been used , it may then be necessary to form an external seal 78 between the end region 18 of the pipe section 14 and the end region 20 of the pipe section 12 . such an external seal 78 is formed by the use of a putty material . first the surfaces of the end regions 18 , 20 of the two pipe sections 12 , 14 on which the putty material is to be applied are cleaned and abraded to remove dirt and paint from the pipe so that the metal is exposed . the putty is a two component mixture comprising a sealant and a curing agent , and a suitable such putty is sold by m w polymers limited under the trade mark polyform . the two components are mixed together and the putty material is then applied to the pipe 10 around the joint 16 such that the putty material extends between the pipe section 12 and the end region 18 of the pipe section 14 . compression means in the form of a tape 80 is then applied over the putty material and tensioned to ensure that the putty material is maintained under pressure . a preferred embodiment of the tape 80 is an aromatic polyester pur clear film , for example , being substantially 25 μm thick . this tape has a tensile strength of 47n / mm 2 and a yield strength of approximately 32 m 2 / kg ; such tape has the advantage of changing colour from clear to white when the correct tension is applied . these properties have the effect that when put under tension by hand , the film approaches 100 % of its modulus of elasticity which causes the colour change from clear to white . the tape 80 is wrapped around the joint 16 between the pipe sections 12 , 14 under tension to compress the putty material . on curing the cured putty and the tape form the seal 78 . various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention . for example , different suitable materials can be used . in addition , the above described methods are suitable for use with pipes carrying , for example , natural gas . it may also be used for pipes carrying different products , for example water or chemicals . in the case of pipes carrying water , the sealant would need to be insoluble to water , and in other cases , the sealants would need to be resistant to the chemicals and , in many cases resistant to heat . in the case of high temperature products in the pipe , the sealants preferably comprise alginates . more preferably the sealants would include alginates and gelatine . the application of a secondary seal , as described in the second aspect of the invention may also be provided in the case of pipes carrying other than natural gas . in such cases , the sealant for applying the eternal seal may be selected from one or more of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose ( hpmc ), polystyrene , and cellulose diacetate . in the case of hpmc , the sealant may be prepared by partially dissolving the hpmc in water . such partial solution is in the form of a putty - like material which can be applied around a pipe joint . when the solvent evaporates , the hpmc may be precipitated as hard resinous material . a binder may be used around the partially dissolved hpmc when applied to the pipe , for example a hemp binder may be so applied . alternatively , the partially dissolved hpmc could be initially applied to the surface of the binder which can then be applied to the pipe such that the hpmc covers the pipe joint . the advantage of the use of hpmc in the above embodiment is that it is partially dissolved in water which renders it non - hazardous . however , hpmc is not so resistant to high temperatures as polystyrene or cellulose diacetate . moreover , the fact that it is at least partially soluble in water means that it is not very effective at sealing water pipes . in the case of high temperatures and / or water pipes , polystyrene and / or cellulose diacetate may be used as the secondary sealant . in the case of polystyrene and cellulose diacetate , the solvent may be acetone . the final resins produced by the sealant in these embodiments have the advantage of being hard without being brittle . in addition , they can withstand high pressures and the pressure which the resin can stand is proportional to the thickness of the resin . whilst endeavoring in the foregoing specification to draw attention to those features of the invention believed to be of particular importance it should be understood that the applicant claims protection in respect of any patentable feature or combination of features hereinbefore referred to and / or shown in the drawings whether or not particular emphases has been placed thereon .