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62.—(1) The Department may give to[F1the holder of a transmission licence] ( “the authorised person”) such directions as appear to the Department to be requisite or expedient for the purpose of securing that, in any case where paragraph (2) applies, neither the person by whom the information mentioned in that paragraph is acquired nor any other person obtains any unfair commercial advantage from his possession of the information.
(2) This paragraph applies where, in the course of any dealings with an outside person who is, or is an associate of, a person authorised by a licence or exemption to generate,[F2supply [F3, distribute]or participate in the transmission of] electricity [F4or to act as SEM operator], the authorised person or any associate of his is furnished with or otherwise acquires any information which relates to the affairs of that outside person or any associate of his.
(3) As soon as practicable after giving any directions under paragraph (1), the Department shall publish a copy of the directions in such manner as the Department considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing the directions to the attention of persons likely to be affected by a contravention of them.
(4) The obligation to comply with any directions under paragraph (1) is a duty owed to any person who may be affected by a contravention of them.
(5) Where a duty is owed under paragraph (4) to any person any breach of the duty which causes that person to sustain loss or damage shall be actionable at the suit of that person.
(6) In any proceedings brought against any person under paragraph (5), it shall be a defence for him to prove that he took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid contravening the directions.
(7) Without prejudice to any right which any person may have by virtue of paragraph (5) to bring civil proceedings in respect of any contravention or apprehended contravention of any directions under this Article, compliance with any such directions shall be enforceable by civil proceedings by the Department for an injunction or for any other appropriate relief.
(8) In this Article—
“dealings” includes dealings entered into otherwise than for purposes connected with the transmission of electricity;
“outside person”, in relation to any person, means any person who is not an associate of his;
and for the purposes of this Article a person is an associate of another if he and that other are connected with each other within the meaning of [F5 section 1122 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010].
F1Words in art. 62(1) substituted (3.7.2007) by Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/419 (N.I. 6)), arts. 1(2), 65, Sch. 3 para. 18(1); S.R. 2007/320, art. 2, Sch. 1
F2Words in art. 62(2) substituted (3.7.2007) by Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/419 (N.I. 6)), arts. 1(2), 65, Sch. 3 para. 18(2); S.R. 2007/320, art. 2, Sch. 1
F3Word in art. 62(2) inserted (15.4.2011) by Gas and Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/155), reg. 30
F4Words in art. 62(2) inserted (20.6.2007) by Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/913 (N.I. 7)), arts. 1(3), 12, Sch. 4 para. 7; S.R. 2007/303, art. 2, Sch.
F5Words in art. 62(8) substituted (1.4.2010 with effect as mentioned in s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), ss. 1177, 1184(1), Sch. 1 para. 271 (subject to Sch. 2)
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