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(1)In sections 10A to 10N and this section—
“control”, in relation to one person having control over another, has the meaning given by Article 2(34) of the Electricity Directive (but in determining whether one person (“person A”) has control over another (“person B”) no account is to be taken of any unexercised contractual or other right which would, if exercised, give person A control over person B and which was conferred as a condition of the provision of either financial support or a guarantee (or both), by person A in relation to the business of person B); and references to one person controlling another are to be interpreted accordingly;
“certified” means [F2certified by] the Authority under section 10D; and “certify” and “certification” are to be interpreted accordingly;
“certification grounds” has the meaning given by section 10E(2);
“majority shareholding” means a simple majority of shares;
“person from a [F3country outside the United Kingdom]” means a person the Authority thinks is from a [F3country outside the United Kingdom];
“shareholder right” means a right, conferred by the holding of a share in a company’s share capital—
to vote at general meetings of the company; or
to appoint or remove a member of the company’s board of directors;
F4...
(2)In this Part “electricity undertaking” means a person who—
(a)generates electricity for the purpose of giving a supply to any premises or enabling a supply to be so given;
(b)supplies electricity to any premises; or
(c)otherwise generates or sells electricity.
(3)In this Part “relevant producer or supplier”, in relation to an applicant for certification or a certified person, means a person who falls within each of subsections (4) and (5).
(4)A person falls within this section if the person—
(a)is an electricity undertaking;
(b)gets natural gas from its natural condition in strata otherwise than as an unintended consequence of the storage of gas, and requires a licence under section 3 of the Petroleum Act 1998 (licences to search and bore for and get petroleum) to do so or would require such a licence if getting the gas in Great Britain;
(c)produces any other gas, including in particular biomethane, which is suitable for conveyance through pipes to premises in accordance with a licence under section 7 of the Gas Act 1986;
(d)supplies to any premises gas which has been conveyed to those premises through pipes;
(e)arranges with a gas transporter for gas to be introduced into, conveyed by means of or taken out of a pipe-line system operated by that transporter; or
(f)otherwise sells gas,
and terms used in paragraphs (b) to (f) of this subsection have the same meanings in those paragraphs as in Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986.
[F5(5)A person falls within this subsection if—
(a)the person requires a licence under section 7A of the Gas Act 1986 (licensing of gas suppliers and gas shippers) or section 6 of this Act to carry out the activity by virtue of which the person falls within subsection (4);
(b)where the person does not carry out the activity in Great Britain, the person would, in the Authority’s opinion, require such a licence if carrying out the activity in Great Britain; or
(c)the person has a relationship with the applicant or certified person which the Authority thinks might lead the applicant or certified person to discriminate in favour of the person.]]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 10A-10O and cross-heading inserted (10.11.2011) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2704), regs. 1(1), 5
F2Words in s. 10O(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 53(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in s. 10O(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 53(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in s. 10O(1) 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), 53(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5S. 10O(5) substituted (24.4.2017) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/493), regs. 1(1), 3 (with reg. 7(2))
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