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(1)The Secretary of State may by order provide—
(a)that specified activities are to become licensable activities; or
(b)that specified activities are to cease to be licensable activities.
(2)For the purposes of this Part activities are licensable activities if undertaking them without the authority of a licence or exemption constitutes an offence under section 5(1).
(3)An order under this section may make consequential, transitional, incidental or supplementary provision including—
(a)amendments (or repeals) in any provision of this Act or any other enactment; and
(b)provision modifying any standard conditions of licences or (in the case of an order under subsection (1)(a)) provision determining the conditions which are to be standard conditions for the purposes of licences authorising the undertaking of activities which are to become licensable activities.
(4)An order under this section may only provide for activities to become licensable activities if they are activities connected with—
(a)the conveyance of gas through pipes to premises or to pipe-line systems operated by gas transporters;
[F2(aa)participation in the operation of a gas interconnector;]
(b)the supply to premises of gas conveyed through pipes; F3...
(c)arranging with gas transporters for gas to be introduced into, conveyed by means of or taken out of pipe-line systems operated by the gas transporters[F4; or
(d)the provision of a smart meter communication service.]
[F5(4A)For the purposes of subsection (4), activities connected with the supply of gas include the following activities, whether or not carried on by a person supplying gas—
(a)giving advice, information or assistance in relation to contracts for the supply of gas to persons who are or may become customers under such contracts, and
(b)the provision of any other services to such persons in connection with such contracts.]
(5)An order under this section providing for activities to become licensable activities may only be made on the application of the Authority made in accordance with section 41D.
(6)An order under this section providing for activities to cease to be licensable activities may be made either—
(a)on the application of the Authority made in accordance with section 41G; or
(b)following consultation by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 41H.
(7)An order under this section may provide that it is to remain in force only for a period specified in the order.
(8)An order shall not be made under this section unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing it has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 41C-41H and cross-heading inserted (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 27, s. 88 (with s. 104(1)(2)(6)); S.I. 2001/3266, arts. 1(2), 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-20)
F2S. 41C(4)(aa) inserted (14.8.2006) by Energy Act 2004 (c. 20), ss. 149(10), 198(2); S.I. 2006/1964, art. 2, Sch.
F3Word in s. 41C(4) omitted (19.9.2012) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas (Smart Meters Licensable Activity) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2400), arts. 1, 26(a)
F4S. 41C(4)(d) and word inserted (19.9.2012) by The Electricity and Gas (Smart Meters Licensable Activity) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2400), arts. 1, 26(b)
F5S. 41C(4A) inserted (18.2.2014) by Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), ss. 143(1), 156(2)
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