The Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, Section 79 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.
79.—(1) If articles of association of a successor company confer on the Department powers exercisable with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel for, or in connection with, restricting the sums of money which may be borrowed or raised by the group during any period, those powers shall be exercisable in the public interest notwithstanding any rule of law and any statutory provision.
(2) For the purposes of this Article an alteration of the articles of association of a successor company shall be disregarded if the alteration—
(a)has the effect of conferring or extending any such power as is mentioned in paragraph (1); and
(b)is made at a time when that company has ceased to be wholly owned by the Crown.
(3) In this Article—
“group”, in relation to a company, means that company and all of its subsidiaries taken together;
“subsidiary” has the meaning given by [F1section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006].
F1Art. 79(3): words in the definition of "subsidiary" substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), arts. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 135(3) (with art. 10)
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