32.—(1) Article 63 (new interconnectors) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1—
(a)for the words from “Article 19(2) and (3)” to “Directive (EU) 2019/944” substitute “the provisions specified in paragraph 4A”;
(b)in point (c), for “natural or legal person which” substitute “person who”;
(c)in point (e), omit the words from “since” to “the Council,”;
(d)in point (f), for “internal market for electricity” substitute “electricity market in Great Britain”.
(3) In paragraph 4—
(a)in the first subparagraph, for “authorities of the Member States concerned” substitute “authority”;
(b)omit the second subparagraph;
(c)in the third subparagraph, for “regulatory authorities” substitute “the regulatory authority”;
(d)in the fourth subparagraph, for “regulatory authorities of the Member States concerned” substitute “regulatory authority”;
(e)omit the fifth subparagraph.
(4) After paragraph 4, insert—
“4A. The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph 1 are the standard conditions of an interconnector licence granted under section 6(1)(e) of the Electricity Act 1989(1) relating to—
(a)the provision of third-party access to an interconnector;
(b)tariffs or charging methodologies for such access;
(c)use of revenues.”.
(5) Omit paragraphs 5 to 8.
(6) In paragraph 9—
(a)omit the first sentence;
(b)in the second sentence, for “8 shall apply to the decision” substitute “4A apply to the decision of the regulatory authority”.
(7) Omit paragraphs 10 and 11.
1989 c. 29; see section 8A for the incorporation of the standard conditions to an interconnector licence.