79 Duty to facilitate competition.U.K.
(1)Section 9 of the 1986 Act (general powers and duties of gas transporters) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1)(b)—
(a)after “him” there is inserted “—
(i)”; and
(b)after “premises” there is inserted “; or
(ii)to connect to that system a pipe-line system operated by an authorised transporter.”
(3)After subsection (1) there is inserted—
“(1A)It shall also be the duty of a gas transporter to facilitate competition in the supply of gas.”
(4)In subsection (2)(a), after “premises” there is inserted “ , or a pipe-line system operated by an authorised transporter, ”.
Commencement Information
I1S. 79 wholly in force at 1.10.2001; s. 79 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 110(2); s. 79 in force at 1.10.2001 by S.I. 2001/3266, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-20)