The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

20.—(1) Article 21 (general principles for capacity mechanisms) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 1—

(a) for “Member States” substitute “the Secretary of State”;

(b) after “introduce” insert “a”;

(c) for “mechanisms” substitute “mechanism”.

(3) Omit paragraph 2.

(4) In paragraph 3—

(a) in the first sentence, for “Member States” substitute “The Secretary of State ”;

(b) in the second sentence, for “Member States” substitute “the Secretary of State”;

(5) In paragraph 4—

(a) for “Member States” substitute “The Secretary of State ”;

(b) for “capacity mechanisms” substitute “a capacity mechanism”;

(c) for “both the European resource adequacy assessment and the national” substitute “any”;

(d) for “, or in the absence of a national resource adequacy assessment, the European resource adequacy assessment” substitute “has”.

(6) Omit paragraph 5.

(7) In paragraph 6—

(a) for “Where a Member State applies a capacity mechanism, it” substitute “The Secretary of State”;

(b) for “that” in the first place it occurs substitute “the”;

(c) for “both the European resource adequacy assessment and the national” substitute “the”;

(d) for “, or in the absence of a national resource adequacy assessment, the European resource adequacy assessment have” substitute “has”;

(e) omit the words “or the implementation plan” to the end.

(8) In paragraph 7, for “Member States” substitute “the Secretary of State ”.

(9) In paragraph 8—

(a) for “. They shall be approved by the Commission” substitute “and shall be approved”;

(b) in the last sentence, for “Member States” substitute “The Secretary of State”.