http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/27/contentsUtilities Act 2000An Act to provide for the establishment and functions of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority and the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council; to amend the legislation regulating the gas and electricity industries; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2011-05-272002-07-03 Acts. 30(3)(a)Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 2Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 3(6)Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 4(1)Sch. 7 para. 19(a) Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 4(3)Sch. 7 para. 19(b) Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 4(4)Sch. 7 para. 19(c) Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 4(5)Sch. 7 para. 19(d) Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 4(7)Sch. 7 para. 19(e) 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8(9)Sch. 1 para. 29(10)Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 8(10)Sch. 1 para. 29(11)Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 17Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 18(1)-(4)Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 18(7)Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 19Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 20(1)-(4)Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 21-27Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 105(5)Sch. 7 para. 20(a) Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 105(5)(m) and wordSch. 7 para. 20(a)Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 105(6)(x)Sch. 7 para. 20(b)Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 105(8)(a)Sch. 7 para. 20(c)(i) Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 105(8)(c)Sch. 7 para. 20(c)(ii) Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 105(11A)Sch. 7 para. 20(d)Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007s. 106(1)s. 30(4)(d)Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007Sch. 2Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007Sch. 6 para. 12(f) and wordSch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007Sch. 6 para. 22(b)Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007Sch. 6 para. 40(b)Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007Sch. 6 para. 42Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007Sch. 7 para. 24Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007Sch. 7 para. 25Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007Sch. 7 para. 26(1)Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007Sch. 7 para. 28Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007Sch. 7 para. 30Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007Sch. 7 para. 31Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007Sch. 7 para. 32Sch. 8Utilities Act 2000Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007specified amended provision(s)art. 2commencement order for 2006 c. 19Utilities Act 2000The Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2007specified amended provision(s)art. 3 Sch.commencement order for 2007 c. 17Utilities Act 2000The Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007specified amended provision(s)art. 2commencement order for SI 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)Utilities Act 2000The Water and Sewerage Services (2006 Order) (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007s. 33(1)(b)Sch. 5 para. 13(a) Sch. 6Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2008s. 33(1)(d) and wordSch. 5 para. 13(b)Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2008s. 67(1)(c)s. 39Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2008s. 81(2)Sch. 5 para. 14Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2008s. 103(1)(b)Sch. 8 para. 6(2)Utilities Act 2000Climate Change Act 2008s. 103(1A)Sch. 8 para. 6(3)Utilities Act 2000Climate Change Act 2008s. 103(2)(b)Sch. 8 para. 6(4)Utilities Act 2000Climate Change Act 2008s. 103(4)Sch. 8 para. 6(5)Utilities Act 2000Climate Change Act 2008s. 105(1)(a)Sch. 5 para. 15(a)Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2008s. 105(3)(a)Sch. 5 para. 15(b)Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2008s. 105(4)(b)Sch. 3Utilities Act 2000The Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008s. 105(6)(k)Sch. 2 para. 61(a) Sch. 4 Pt. 1Utilities Act 2000The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008s. 105(6)(v)(w)Sch. 2 para. 61(b)Utilities Act 2000The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008s. 105(8)(a)Sch. 5 para. 15(c)Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2008specified amended provision(s)art. 2 Sch.commencement order for 2007 c. 17Utilities Act 2000The Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (Commencement No. 5 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008s. 17(1)s. 179(2)(3)Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2004s. 28(3)(b)Sch. 23 Pt. 1Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2004s. 33(1)Sch. 19 para. 20(a)(c)Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2004s. 33(1)Sch. 19 para. 20(b) Sch. 23 Pt. 1Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2004s. 53(5)Sch. 23 Pt. 1Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2004s. 81(2)s. 168(10)Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2004s. 104(1)s. 176(a)Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2004s. 105(1)s. 140(4)Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2004s. 105(1)(a)s. 186(a)Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2004s. 105(3)(a)s. 186(b)Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2004Sch. 6 para. 31(2)(a)Sch. 23 Pt. 1Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2004specified amended provision(s)art. 2-5commencement order for 2003 c. 37Utilities Act 2000The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2004specified amended provision(s)art. 2-4commencement order for 2003 c. 20Utilities Act 2000The Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2004specified amended provision(s)art. 2commencement order for 2004 c. 20Utilities Act 2000The Energy Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2004s. 33(1)Sch. para. 12Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2010s. 33(1)(e) and wordSch. para. 12(b)Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2010s. 69Sch. para. 13Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2010s. 81(2)Sch. para. 14Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2010s. 98Sch. para. 15Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2010s. 105(1)Sch. para. 16(a)Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2010s. 105(3)(a)Sch. para. 16(b)Utilities Act 2000Energy Act 2010Blanket amendmentart. 3 6Utilities Act 2000The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011s. 3Areg. 22Utilities Act 2000The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011s. 5ZAreg. 23Utilities Act 2000The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011s. 33(1)(za)reg. 50(2)Utilities Act 2000The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011s. 81(2)reg. 49(2)Utilities Act 2000The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011s. 104(1)(a)reg. 45(3)(a)Utilities Act 2000The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011s. 104(1)(b)reg. 45(3)(b)Utilities Act 2000The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011s. 105(11B)reg. 36(2)Utilities Act 2000The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011s. 105Areg. 36(3)Utilities Act 2000The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011s. 106(1)reg. 25Utilities Act 2000The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011Sch. 1 para. 2Areg. 24(2)Utilities Act 2000The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011Sch. 1 para. 3reg. 24(3)Utilities Act 2000The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011s. 5As. 6Utilities Act 2000Sustainable Energy Act 2003s. 104(1)(a)s. 53(1)(a)(4) Sch. 9 Pt. 2Utilities Act 2000Water Act 2003s. 104(1)(c) and wordss. 53(1)(b)(4)Utilities Act 2000Water Act 2003s. 105s. 115Utilities Act 2000Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003s. 105Sch. 2 para. 19(s)Utilities Act 2000Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003s. 105(5)(d)Sch. 17 para. 163(2)Utilities Act 2000Communications Act 2003s. 105(5)(e)Sch. 7 para. 34(a)Utilities Act 2000Water Act 2003s. 105(6)(l)Sch. 7 para. 34(b)Utilities Act 2000Water Act 2003specified amended provision(s)art. 2commencement order for 2002 c. 40Utilities Act 2000The Enterprise Act 2002 (Commencement No. 2, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2003specified amended provision(s)art. 2commencement order for 2002 c. 40Utilities Act 2000The Enterprise Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Savings)Order 2003specified amended provision(s)art. 2commencement order for 2003 c. 21Utilities Act 2000The Communications Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2003specified amended provision(s)art. 2commencement order for 2003 c. 20Utilities Act 2000The Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2003specified amended provision(s)art. 2-4commencement order for 2002 c. 11 and 2003 c. 21. This SI is amended by SI 2004/545 SI 2004/697 and SI 2004/1492Utilities Act 2000The Office of Communications Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3) and Communications Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2003s. 33(1)(a)s. 7(a)Utilities Act 2000Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006s. 33(1)(c) and words. 7(b)Utilities Act 2000Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006s. 103 sidenoteSch. para. 7(2)Utilities Act 2000Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006s. 103(1)(a)(b)Sch. para. 7(3)Utilities Act 2000Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006s. 103(3)Sch. para. 7(4)Utilities Act 2000Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006s. 105(6)Sch. para. 7(3)(g)Utilities Act 2000The Wireless Telegraphy (Pre-Consolidation Amendments) Order 2006s. 105(6)(l)Sch. 12 para. 42Utilities Act 2000The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006s. 104(1)(b)Sch. para. 4(a)Utilities Act 2000The Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2005s. 104(1)(d) and wordSch. para. 4(b)Utilities Act 2000The Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2005s. 105(6)(u)Sch. 12 para. 16Utilities Act 2000Railways Act 2005specified amended provision(s)art. 2commencement order for 2004 c. 20Utilities Act 2000The Energy Act 2004 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2005specified amended provision(s)art. 2commencement order for 2005 c. 14Utilities Act 2000The Railways Act 2005 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2005specified amended provision(s)art. 2-4commencement order for 2003 c. 37Utilities Act 2000The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 5, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2005specified amended provision(s)art. 2-4commencement order for 2004 c. 20Utilities Act 2000The Energy Act 2004 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2005specified provision(s)art. 2-4commencement order for 2008 c. 32Utilities Act 2000The Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Savings) Order 2009 Utilities Act 2000Part I New regulatory arrangements1 Gas and Electricity Markets Authority.2 Gas and Electricity Consumer Council.3 Transfer to Authority and Council of functions, property etc.4 Forward work programmes.5 Annual and other reports of Authority.6 Publication of advice and information about consumer matters.7 Co-operation between Authority and Council.8 Payments by licence holders relating to new arrangements.Part II Objectives of regulation of gas and electricity Gas9 Objectives and duties under 1986 Act.10 Guidance on social and environmental matters in relation to gas.11 Health and safety in relation to gas.12 Exceptions from the general duties under 1986 Act. Electricity13 Objectives and duties under 1989 Act.14 Guidance on social and environmental matters in relation to electricity.15 Health and safety in relation to electricity.16 Exceptions from the general duties under 1989 Act.Part III Functions of the Council17 Preliminary.18 Acquisition and review of information.19 Provision of advice and information to public authorities and other persons.20 Provision of information to consumers.21 Power to publish advice and information about consumer matters.22 Complaints.23 Investigations.24 Provision of information to Council.25 Publication of notice of reasons.26 Provision of information by Council to Authority.27 Sections 24 to 26: supplementary.Part IV Amendment of the Electricity Act 1989 Electricity licensing28 Prohibition on unlicensed distribution of electricity.29 Exemptions from electricity licensing.30 Licences authorising supply etc. of electricity.31 Enactments referring to public electricity suppliers.32 Electricity licence conditions.33 Standard conditions of electricity licences.34 Modification of conditions of particular licence.35 Modification of standard conditions of licences.36 Electricity licence modification references.37 Reports on modification references.38 Modification following report.39 Competition Commission’s power to veto modifications.40 Modification by order under other enactments.41 Transfer of electricity licences.42 Reasons for decisions under 1989 Act.43 Altering activities requiring electricity licence. Duties of electricity distributors44 Duty to connect on request.45 Abolition of tariffs.46 Power to recover expenditure.47 Power to require security.48 Additional terms of connection.49 Special agreements with respect to connection.50 General duties of electricity distributors. Electricity code and metering51 The electricity code.52 Amendment of Schedule 7 to 1989 Act. Powers of electricity licence holders53 Powers of electricity licence holders. Electricity performance standards54 Standards of performance in individual cases.55 Overall standards of performance.56 Standards of performance: procedures.57 Information with respect to levels of performance.58 Information to be given to customers. Enforcement of obligations59 Financial penalties.60 Licence enforcement. Remuneration and service standards61 Links between directors’ remuneration and electricity service standards. Electricity from renewable sources62 Obligation in connection with electricity from renewable sources.63 Orders under section 32: supplementary.64 Green certificates.65 Alternative way of discharging renewables obligation: payments.66 Abolition of fossil fuel levy.67 Supplementary. Miscellaneous68 Modification of licences: electricity trading arrangements.69 Help for disadvantaged groups of electricity customers.70 Energy efficiency requirements for electricity distributors and suppliers.71 General duties of transmission licence holders in Scotland.72 Uniform prices etc. in certain areas of Scotland.73 Maximum prices for reselling electricity.Part V Amendment of the Gas Act 1986 Gas licensing74 Gas licence conditions.75 Exceptions from section 5 of 1986 Act.76 Gas transporters.77 Restriction on use of certain pipe-lines for providing a supply of gas.78 Construction of pipe-lines by gas transporters.79 Duty to facilitate competition.80 Gas transporters’ duty to make a connection.81 Standard conditions of gas licences.82 Modification of standard conditions of gas licences.83 Modification following Competition Commission report.84 The gas code.85 Transfer of gas licences.86 Exemptions from gas licensing.87 Reasons for decisions under 1986 Act.88 Altering activities requiring gas licence. Gas performance standards89 Repeal of section 10(2) to (5) of Gas Act 1995.90 Standards of performance in individual cases.91 Overall standards of performance.92 Standards of performance: procedures.93 Information with respect to levels of performance.94 Information to be given to customers. Enforcement of obligations95 Financial penalties.96 Licence enforcement. Remuneration and service standards97 Links between directors’ remuneration and gas service standards. Miscellaneous98 Help for disadvantaged groups of gas customers.99 Energy efficiency requirements for gas transporters and suppliers.100 Exercise of powers to make regulations.101 Standards of gas quality.102 Maximum prices for reselling gas.Part VI Miscellaneous and Supplementary Miscellaneous103 Overall energy efficiency targets.104 Specialist members of the Competition Commission.105 General restrictions on disclosure of information. Supplementary106 Interpretation.107 Financial provisions.108 Amendments, transitional provisions and repeals.109 Power to make transitional provision etc.110 Short title, commencement and extent. SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 1 The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority Membership1(1) The Authority shall consist of a chairman, and no... Terms of appointment, remuneration, pensions etc.2(1) Subject to this Schedule, the chairman and other members...3(1) An appointment of a person to hold office as...4(1) The Authority shall pay to the chairman and other... Staff5The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister for... Committees6(1) The Authority may establish committees and any committee of... Proceedings etc.7(1) The Authority may regulate its own procedure (including quorum)....8(1) The application of the seal of the Authority to... Performance of functions9(1) Anything authorised or required to be done by the...10The Statutory Instruments Act 1946 shall apply to any power... Supplementary powers11(1) The Authority has power to do anything which is...SCHEDULE 2 The Gas and Electricity Consumer Council Membership of Council1(1) The Council shall consist of a chairman and such...2(1) A person holding office as chairman or other member... Terms of appointment, remuneration, pensions etc.3The Council shall pay to the chairman and other members...4(1) If the Secretary of State so determines in the... Staff5(1) The Council shall, with the approval of the Secretary... Annual reports6(1) As soon as practicable after the end of each... Financial provisions and accounts7It shall be the duty of the Council to comply...8(1) The Council shall prepare, in respect of each financial...9The Secretary of State shall pay to the Council such... Regional and other committees and sub-committees10The Council may establish committees (in addition to the regional...11(1) The Council shall not establish or abolish a regional...12(1) A regional or other committee of the Council shall...13The Council may pay to the chairman and other members...14(1) If the Secretary of State so determines in the... Performance of functions of the Council15Anything authorised or required to be done by the Council...16The validity of anything done by the Council is not... Supplementary powers17(1) The Council shall have power to do anything which...SCHEDULE 3 Further provision about transfers of functions, property etc. Preliminary1In this Schedule— “transfer” means— a transfer of functions under... Contents of transfer schemes2(1) The property, rights and liabilities which may be transferred...3A transfer scheme may define the property, rights and liabilities...4A transfer scheme may include such supplementary, incidental, transitional and... Modification of transfer scheme after appointed day5(1) If, after the day appointed by a transfer scheme,... Effect of transfers6(1) Anything done by the transferor for the purpose of...7There may be continued by or in relation to the...8The transferee shall be substituted for the transferor in any... Continuity of employment, etc. of transferred employees9(1) Where a person employed in the civil service of...SCHEDULE 4 Schedule to be substituted for Schedule 6 to the 1989 ActSCHEDULE 5 Electricity metering1Schedule 7 to the 1989 Act (use etc. of electricity...2(1) For the expression “electricity supplier” in each place it...3(1) Paragraph 1 (consumption to be ascertained by appropriate meter)...4In paragraph 3 (offences relating to use of meter), after...5In paragraph 5(3) (certification without examination or testing of certain...6In paragraph 6 (apparatus for testing etc. meters)— 7In paragraph 10 (meters to be kept in proper order)—...8In paragraph 12 (pre-payment meters) for sub-paragraph (2) there is...SCHEDULE 6 Minor and consequential amendmentsPart I Gas Act 19861The Gas Act 1986 is amended as follows. 2(1) In the following provisions, for “public gas transporter”, in...3In section 5 (prohibition on unlicensed activities), in subsection (1)(a)...4In section 7 (licensing of public gas transporters), in subsections...5In section 7B (general provisions about licences), subsection (4)(d) (which...6In section 7B(9)— (a) in paragraph (b)— 7In section 15A (billing disputes)— (a) for “domestic customer” (in...8(1) Section 24 (modification references to Competition Commission) is amended...9In section 27(3) and (4) (modification by order under other...10In section 27A(1) (determination of certain disputes) for “domestic customer”...11In section 28(5)(a) (circumstances in which the Authority may not...12In section 28 (orders for securing compliance with certain provisions),...13In section 33A (standards of performance in individual cases)— 14In section 33C (information with respect to levels of performance),...15Section 33E (procedures for dealing with complaints) shall cease to...16In section 36(2) (keeping of register), in paragraph (c)— 17In section 38 (power to require information etc.)— 18In section 46(3), for “his authorised area” there is substituted...19In section 48(1) (interpretation of Part I)— 20In section 62, after subsection (2A) there is inserted— 21In section 64(2) (orders) after “section” there is inserted “...22In section 66 (interpretation)— (a) after the definition of “the...23In Schedule 2B (the gas code), in paragraph 8— Part II Electricity Act 198924The Electricity Act 1989 is amended as follows. 25In section 12(7) (matters to which the Competition Commission is...26(1) Section 23 (determination of disputes) is amended as follows....27In section 25(5)(a) (circumstances in which the Authority may not...28In section 25 (orders for securing compliance with certain provisions),...29(1) Section 28 (power to require information etc.) is amended...30(1) Section 29 (regulations relating to supply and safety of...31(1) Section 30 (electrical inspectors) is amended as follows. 32In section 39 (standards of performance in individual cases)— 33In section 40 (overall standards of performance)— 34In section 42 (information with respect to levels of performance)—...35Section 42B (procedures for dealing with complaints) shall cease to...36(1) Section 44A (billing disputes) is amended as follows. 37In section 59 (making of false statements etc.) in subsection...38(1) Section 64(1) (interpretation of Part I) is amended as...39In section 106(2) (regulations and orders), in paragraph (b), after...40In section 111(1) (interpretation)— (a) after the definition of “Area...Part III Other Acts Rights of Entry (Gas and Electricity Boards) Act 1954 (c. 21)41(1) The Rights of Entry (Gas and Electricity Boards) Act... Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)42In Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (definition... Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)43In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments... Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)44(1) In Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972, in... House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)45In Part II of Schedule 1 to the House of... Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 66)46In section 70 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (supplies... Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45)47(1) The Insolvency Act 1986 is amended as follows. SCHEDULE 7 Transitional provisions and savingsPart I Separation of electricity supply and distribution Application and purpose of Part I1(1) This paragraph applies to any holder of an existing... Nominations and transfer schemes2(1) Before such date as the Secretary of State may...3(1) If the supplier is a supplier to whom paragraph...4The Secretary of State may, on the application of a... Secretary of State’s powers in relation to transfer schemes5(1) A transfer scheme shall not take effect unless it... Effect of transfer scheme6(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph 7, on the... Supplementary provisions as to transfers7(1) The provisions of Schedule 10 to the 1989 Act... Shares issued in pursuance of a transfer scheme8Any shares issued to the supplier or to an associate... Statutory accounts9(1) This paragraph has effect for the purposes of any... Consequential modifications of rating provisions10(1) This paragraph applies where any transfer effected by paragraph... Interpretation11In this Part of this Schedule— “effective date” has the...12(1) For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule...Part II Secretary of State’s licensing schemes Existing electricity supply licences13(1) This paragraph applies to any holder of an existing...14(1) The Secretary of State shall as soon as practicable...15(1) The Secretary of State shall as soon as practicable...16(1) The Secretary of State shall as soon as practicable...17(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a scheme under paragraph 13,... Existing generation and transmission licences18(1) The Secretary of State may, before the day on... Existing gas licences19(1) The Secretary of State may, before the day on... Effect of licensing schemes20(1) On the day on which a scheme under this... Provision of information by licence holders21(1) It shall be the duty of each holder of... Consultation by Secretary of State22The Secretary of State shall not exercise any function conferred...Part III Former tariff customers23(1) This paragraph applies where immediately before the commencement date...Part IV Other transitional provisions and savings Compensation for members of abolished consumer bodies24The Secretary of State may pay to any person who... Consultation by Council before establishing regional committees25The requirements in paragraph 11(2) to (4) of Schedule 2... First financial years of Authority and Council26(1) In this paragraph “the body” means the Authority or... First forward work programmes of Authority and Council27The Authority’s first forward work programme required by section 4(1)...28(1) The Council’s first forward work programme required by section... Last annual reports of the Directors29(1) After the abolition of the offices of Director General... Last annual report of the Gas Consumers’ Council30(1) After the abolition of the Gas Consumers’ Council, any... Investigations being carried out under the 1986 Act31(1) This paragraph applies to any matter— Investigations being carried out under the 1989 Act32(1) This paragraph applies to any matter— SCHEDULE 8 Repeals2000 c. 27An Act to provide for the establishment and functions of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority and the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council; to amend the legislation regulating the gas and electricity industries; and for connected purposes.[28th July 2000]Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—