PART IIGAS SUPPLY AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES

Licensing of supply of gas and associated activities

F1Report as to any connection of a certified person with a country outside the F2United Kingdom8J

1

This Article applies if the Department is notified by the Authority under Article 8I(3) that a person from F3a country outside the United Kingdom has taken or may take control of a certified person or (in relation to a certified person) a person designated as an independent system operator.

2

The Department must prepare a report on whether the security of gas supplies in the United Kingdom F4... would be put at risk by the continued certification of the person.

3

In preparing the report, the Department must take into account—

a

any relevant international law; and

b

any relevant agreement between the government of the United Kingdom and the government of the F5... country in question.

4

The Department must prepare the report and send it to the Authority within the 6 weeks beginning with the day on which the notification is received.