Electricity Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Financial Penalties

56.—(1) This regulation applies where, before the date regulation 6 comes into operation, the Authority was satisfied that a public electricity supplier had contravened or was contravening any relevant condition or requirement or any provision of the Community Regulation (within the meaning of Article 45 of the Energy Order).

(2) On and after the date regulation 6 comes into operation the Authority may, impose on the

(a) supply successor where the condition or requirement related to supply; or

(b) distribution successor where the condition or requirement related to distribution,

a penalty of such amount as is reasonable in all the circumstances of the case and Articles 45 to 50 of the Energy Order shall apply in relation to such an imposition as if for any reference to a licence holder therein there were a reference to the supply successor or distribution successor as appropriate.