(1)Before making a modification, the Secretary of State must consult—
(a)the holder of any licence being modified,
(b)the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, and
(c)such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(2)The Secretary of State must publish details of any modifications as soon as reasonably practicable after they are made.
(3)A modification of part of a standard condition of a particular licence does not prevent any other part of the condition from continuing to be regarded as a standard condition for the purposes of Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986 or Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989.
(4)Where the Secretary of State makes a modification of the standard conditions of a licence of any type, the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority must make the same modification of those standard conditions for the purposes of their incorporation in licences of that type granted after that time.
(5)In section 33(1) of the Utilities Act 2000 (standard conditions of electricity licences), in paragraph (f) (as inserted by section 22(7) of this Act), after “Part 1” insert “ or section 76 ”.
(6)In section 81(2) of the Utilities Act 2000 (standard conditions of gas licences), after “Part 1” (as inserted by section 22(8) of this Act) insert “ or section 76 ”.
(7)In this section “modification” means a modification under section 76.