SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3 Other amendments of Part I of 1986 Act

Reports on modification references

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1

In subsection (1)(c) of section 25 of the 1986 Act (reports on modification references), for the words “the conditions of the authorisation” there shall be substituted the words “ the relevant conditions ”.

2

In subsection (2) of that section, for the words “public gas supplier” there shall be substituted the words “ holder of the licence or, as the case may be, any of the relevant licence holders ”.

3

In paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of that section, for the words “such a report, send a copy of it to the public gas supplier” there shall be substituted the words “ a report on a reference under section 24(1) above, send a copy of it to the licence holder ”.

4

After that subsection there shall be inserted the following subsection—

5A

Subject to subsection (6) below, the Director shall—

a

on receiving a report on a reference under section 24(1A) above, send a copy of it to the Secretary of State; and

b

not less than 14 days after that copy is received by the Secretary of State—

i

send another copy to the Council and to each relevant licence holder; and

ii

not less than 24 hours after complying with sub-paragraph (i) above, publish the copy sent to the Council in such manner as he considers appropriate for bringing the report to the attention of persons likely to be affected by it.

5

In subsection (6) of that section—

a

after the words “subsection (5)” there shall be inserted the words “ or (5A) ”; and

b

for the words from “the copy of the report” to the end there shall be substituted the words “ the copy of the report, or (as the case may be) each copy of the report, to be sent and published as mentioned in paragraph (b) of that subsection ”.