The Gas and Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011

Annual reports and implementation of binding decisions

36.  After Article 6 of the Energy Order there shall be inserted the following Articles—

“Report on activities as designated regulatory authority

6A.— (1) The Authority shall, each year, prepare a report (the “regulatory authority report”) on the activities it has carried out in the preceding 12 months in its capacity as designated regulatory authority for Northern Ireland.

(2) The regulatory authority report shall include, in particular, a general survey of the steps taken and results achieved by the Authority in the performance of its functions under Article 37 of the Electricity Directive and Article 41 of the Gas Directive.

(3) In preparing the regulatory authority report, the Authority shall have regard to the need for excluding, so far as that is practicable, any matter which relates to the affairs of a particular individual or body of persons (corporate or unincorporate), where publication of that matter would or might, in the opinion of the Authority, seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that individual or body.

(4) The first regulatory authority report shall be prepared by 1st July 2012.

(5) Subsequent regulatory authority reports shall be prepared by 1st July each year.

(6) As soon as is practicable after preparing a regulatory authority report, the Authority shall—

(a) send a copy of it to—

(i) the Department;

(ii) the European Commission; and

(iii) the Agency; and

(b) publish it in such manner as the Authority considers appropriate for bringing it to the attention of others who may be interested in it.

Decisions of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators and of the European Commission

6B.   The Authority shall carry out its functions in the manner that it considers is best calculated to implement, or to ensure compliance with, any binding decision of the Agency or the European Commission made under the Electricity Directive, the Gas Directive, the Electricity Regulation, the Gas Regulation or the Agency Regulation.”.