In exercising any power to modify an electricity licence under the Electricity Order or this Order, the Department, the Authority, the Secretary of State F1or the Competition and Markets Authority (as the case may be) shall have regard to the requirements and prohibitions laid down inF2F3the Electricity Directive.

In exercising any power to modify a gas licence under the Gas Order or this Order, the Department, the Authority, the Secretary of State F4or the Competition and Markets Authority (as the case may be) shall have regard to F5any requirements and prohibitions contained in retained EU law which correspond to prohibitions and requirements in the Gas Directive.