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The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011

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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011 No. 2704

PART 1Introductory provisions

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

(2) These Regulations, except regulation 3, do not extend to Northern Ireland.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations, “standard condition” in relation to—

(a)a licence granted under section 7, 7ZA or 7A(1) of the Gas Act 1986(1), means a condition which by virtue of section 81(2) of the Utilities Act 2000(2) or section 137(3) or 150(5) of the Energy Act 2004(3) is a standard condition for the purposes of that licence;

(b)a licence granted under section 6(1)(b) to (e) of the Electricity Act 1989(4), means a condition which by virtue of section 33(1) of the Utilities Act 2000(5) or section 146(5) of the Energy Act 2004 is a standard condition for the purposes of that licence.

(1)

1986 c. 44. Section 7 was substituted by section 5 of the Gas Act 1995 (c. 45). Relevant amendments were made by sections 3(2), 76(1) and (3) and 108 of, and paragraphs 1 and 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 6 to, the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27). Section 7ZA was inserted by section 149(1) and (6) of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20). Section 7A(1) was inserted by section 6(1) of the Gas Act 1995 and a relevant amendment made by section 3(2) of the Utilities Act 2000.

(2)

2000 c.27. Section 81(2) was amended by sections 107 and 168(10) of, and paragraphs 12 and 14 of Schedule 5 to, the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20); and was subsequently amended by section 35 of, and paragraphs 11 and 14 of the Schedule to, the Energy Act 2010 (c. 27).

(4)

1989 c. 29. Section 6 was substituted by section 30 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27) and a relevant amendment was made by section 197(9) of, and Part 1 of Schedule 23 to, the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20). Section 8A was inserted by section 33 of the Utilities Act 2000 and amended by section 137(5) and (6) and section 146(6) of the Energy Act 2004.

(5)

Section 33(1) was amended by sections 143(1) and 197(9) of, paragraphs 20(a) and (c) of Schedule 19 to, and paragraph 20(b) of part 1 of Schedule 23 to, the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20). Subsection (1) was subsequently amended by section 7(7) of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 (c. 19); section 107 and 108 of, paragraphs 12 and 13(b) of Schedule 5 to, and paragraphs 12 and 13(b) of Schedule 6 to, the Energy Act 2008 (c. 32); and section 35 of, and paragraphs 11 and 12 of the Schedule to, the Energy Act 2010 (c. 27).

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