[F19A. The prohibition in Article 9(3) does not apply to the grant by the Department or the Authority of a licence under Article 8(1)(c) authorising the holder to supply a customer where the gas is supplied and conveyed through a direct line.]
F1Art. 9A substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 117; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)