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32(1)This paragraph applies to any matter—E+W+S
(a)being investigated by the Director General of Electricity Supply or a consumers’ committee under section 45 of the 1989 Act (investigation of enforcement matters) immediately before the repeal by this Act of that section;
(b)being investigated by a consumers’ committee under section 46 of the 1989 Act (duty of consumers’ committees to investigate certain matters) immediately before the commencement of section 22(2) above.
(2)If the matter being investigated is a matter which appears to the Council to be a matter which is or amounts to a complaint to which section 46 of the 1989 Act (as substituted by section 22(2) above) applies, the Council shall treat the matter as if it were a complaint referred to it under that section.
(3)In any other case the Authority shall either—
(a)agree with the Council that the Council is to investigate the matter under section 46A of the 1989 Act (as inserted by section 23(2) above); or
(b)make such further investigations of the matter, and take such action, as it considers appropriate.
(4)Where the Council or the Authority is required by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) or (3) to investigate a matter, it may treat anything done by the Director General of Electricity Supply or a consumers’ committee in investigating that matter as if done for the purposes of its own investigation.
(5)The Director General of Electricity Supply and the consumers’ committees shall give the Authority and the Council such information or assistance as may be necessary to enable them to carry out their functions under this paragraph.
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I1Sch. 7 para. 32 wholly in force at 7.11.2000 by S.I. 2000/2974, art. 2, Sch.(subject to transitional provision in arts. 3-12)
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