The Gas (Applications for Licences and Extensions and Restrictions of Licences) (No. 2) Regulations 2004

Interpretation

3.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 2000 Act” means the Utilities Act 2000(1);

“the 2004 Act” means the Energy Act 2004(2);

“the Act” means the Gas Act 1986;

“application” means an application for a licence, an application for an extension of a licence or an application for a restriction of a licence under the Act; and references to an application in respect of a licence shall be construed accordingly;

“the Authority” means the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority established by section 1 of the 2000 Act;

“domestic premises” means premises used wholly or mainly for domestic purposes;

“extension”, in relation to a gas transporter licence, means an extension of the licence under section 7(4) of the Act and, in relation to a gas supplier licence or a gas shipper licence, means an extension of the licence under section 7A(4) of the Act;

“interconnector licence” means a licence granted or to be granted under section 7ZA(1) of the Act;

“restriction” in relation to a gas transporter licence, means a restriction of the licence under section 7(4A) of the Act and, in relation to a gas supplier licence or a gas shipper licence, means a restriction of the licence under section 7A(6) of the Act;

“shipper licence” means a licence granted or to be granted under section 7A(2) of the Act;

“supplier licence” means a licence granted or to be granted under section 7A(1) of the Act;

“transporter licence” means a licence granted or to be granted under section 7 of the Act; and

“ultimate holding company” means a holding company (within the meaning of sections 736, 736A and 736B of the Companies Act 1985(3)) of the licensee which is not itself a subsidiary of another company; which is in the position to control, or exercise significant influence over, a policy of the licensee by virtue of rights under contractual arrangements or rights of ownership which are held by the company or of which the company is a beneficiary.

(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a standard condition is a reference—

(a) in relation to a shipper licence, a supplier licence or a transporter licence, as the case may be, to a standard condition which is determined under section 81(2) of the 2000 Act; or

(b) in relation to an interconnector licence, to a standard condition which is determined under section 150(1) of the 2004 Act,

subject to any modifications of the standard conditions made under Part I of the Act, or the 2004 Act, after the determination under those sections.

(3) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

(c) any reference to a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation or Schedule bearing that number in these Regulations; and

(d) any reference to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the regulation in which the reference occurs.

(1)

2000 c. 27.

(2)

2004 c. 20.

(3)

1985 c. 6.