The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

23.—(1) Annex VI is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) Under the heading “General Information”, for the words from “Member States” to “plan” substitute “ The Secretary of State has prepared this plan for the United Kingdom ”.

(3) In point 1—

(a) omit point 1.1;

(b) in point 1.2—

(i) at the beginning, omit “1.2”;

(ii) in the words before point 1.2(a), for “per Member State” substitute “ for the United Kingdom ”;

(iii) in points 1.2(b) and 1.2(d), omit “at national level”; and

(iv) in point 1.2(e), for “the Member State” substitute “ the United Kingdom ”.

(4) In point 2, omit “common and national”.

(5) In point 3—

(a) omit point 3.1;

(b) in point 3.2—

(i) omit the heading “National level”;

(ii) in point 3.2(a)(ii), omit “at national level”;

(iii) in point 3.2(a)(v), for “Member State” substitute “ Secretary of State ”; and

(iv) omit point 3.2(a)(vi).

(6) In point 4—

(a) in point 4(d)(vi), for the third point preceded by a dash, substitute—

“— provide an analysis of the impact of the measure on the national market.”; and

(b) omit point 4(e)(ii).

(7) In point 5—

(a) in point 5(a)—

(i) in point 5(a)(i), omit “or regional”;

(ii) omit “— measures to enhance interconnections between neighbouring Member States,”;

(b) in point 5(b), omit “of the relevant risk group(s) Member State”; and

(c) in point 5(c)(iii), for the third point preceded by a dash, substitute—

“— provide an analysis of the impact of the measure on the national market;

— explain the extent to which efficiency measures, including on the demand side, have been considered to increase the security of supply;

— explain the extent to which renewable energy sources have been considered to increase the security of supply.”.

(8) In point 7—

(a) in point 7(a)—

(i) omit “, including Projects of Common Interests in the relevant risk groups”;

(ii) for “the risk group” substitute “ the United Kingdom ”; and

(b) omit point 7(b).

(9) In point 9(d), for “national regulatory authority” substitute “ the regulatory authority ”.

(10) In point 10, in the heading, for “Regional dimension” substitute “ Additional matters ”.

(11) Omit points 11.1, 11.2 and 11.3.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 23 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)