Electricity Act 1989

[F1 Interpretation of Schedule U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 5A inserted (10.11.2011) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2704), regs. 1(1), 43(9), Sch. 6 (with reg. 44)

13. (1) In this Schedule— U.K.

• “appeal” means an appeal under section 11C;

• “appeal rules” means rules of procedure under paragraph 11;

• “authorised member of the Commission”, in relation to a power exercisable in connection with an appeal, means—

  (a)

  the Chairman;

  (b)

  a member of the Commission authorised by the Chairman to exercise that power; or

  (c)

  the chair of the group which has, or (if permission is granted) will have, the function of determining the appeal;

• “the Chairman” means the Chairman of the Commission;

• “the Commission” means the Competition Commission;

  a “group” means a group selected in accordance with paragraph 4;

• “statement of truth”, in relation to the production of a statement or provision of information by a person, means a statement that the person believes the facts stated in the statement or information to be true;

• “working day” means any day other than—

  (a)

  Saturday or Sunday;

  (b)

  Christmas Day or Good Friday;

  (c)

  a day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales or Scotland under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.

(2) References in this Schedule to a party to an appeal are references to—

(a) the appellant; or

(b) the Authority.]