Gas Act 1986, Section 8E is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)This section applies if the Secretary of State is notified by the Authority under section 8D(3) that an application has been made by a person from a [F3country outside the United Kingdom] or a person controlled by a person from a [F3country outside the United Kingdom].
(2)The Secretary of State must prepare a report on whether the security of gas supplies in the United Kingdom F4... would be put at risk by the certification of the applicant.
(3)The Secretary of State must prepare the report and send it to the Authority within the 6 weeks beginning with the day on which the notification under section 8D(3) is received.
(4)If, before the Secretary of State sends the report to the Authority, the Authority receives information under section 8D(4) or (5) and thinks that the information is relevant to the preparation of the report, the Authority must supply that information to the Secretary of State as soon as is reasonably practicable.
(5)In preparing the report, the Secretary of State must take into account—
(a)any relevant international law; and
(b)any relevant agreement between the government of the United Kingdom and the government of the F5... country in question.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 8C-8Q and cross-heading inserted (10.11.2011) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2704), regs. 1(1), 4
F2Words in s. 8E heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 13(2) (with reg. 14) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 3(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in s. 8E(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 13(3) (with reg. 14) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 3(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in s. 8E(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 13(4) (with reg. 14) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 3(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Word in s. 8E(5)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 13(5) (with reg. 14) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 3(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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