The Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

Yn ddilys o 15/04/2011

[F1Report on activities as designated regulatory authorityN.I.

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6A.—(1) The Authority shall, each year, prepare a report (the “regulatory authority report”) on the activities it has carried out in the preceding 12 months in its capacity as designated regulatory authority for Northern Ireland.

(2) The regulatory authority report shall include, in particular, a general survey of the steps taken and results achieved by the Authority in the performance of its functions under Article 37 of the Electricity Directive and Article 41 of the Gas Directive.

(3) In preparing the regulatory authority report, the Authority shall have regard to the need for excluding, so far as that is practicable, any matter which relates to the affairs of a particular individual or body of persons (corporate or unincorporate), where publication of that matter would or might, in the opinion of the Authority, seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that individual or body.

(4) The first regulatory authority report shall be prepared by 1st July 2012.

(5) Subsequent regulatory authority reports shall be prepared by 1st July each year.

(6) As soon as is practicable after preparing a regulatory authority report, the Authority shall—

(a)send a copy of it to—

(i)the Department;

(ii)the European Commission; and

(iii)the Agency; and

(b)publish it in such manner as the Authority considers appropriate for bringing it to the attention of others who may be interested in it.]