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

Amendments to the Energy Order

83.  In Article 2 of the Energy Order, there shall be inserted at the appropriate places the following definitions—

““the Agency” means the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, established under the Agency Regulation;”;

““designated regulatory authority” means an authority designated in accordance with Article 35 of the Electricity Directive or Article 39 of the Gas Directive;”;

““exemption holder” means any person who is—

(a)

an electricity generation exemption holder;

(b)

an electricity distribution exemption holder;

(c)

an electricity supply exemption holder;

(d)

a gas conveyance exemption holder;

(e)

a gas storage exemption holder; or

(f)

a gas supply exemption holder;”;

““the Agency Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing an Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators;”;

““the Electricity Directive” means Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC;”;

““the Electricity Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No. 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 1228/2003;”;

““electricity distribution exemption holder” means a person who carries on the activity referred to in Article 8(1)(bb) of the Electricity Order under the authority of an exemption granted pursuant to Article 9 of that Order;”;

““electricity generation exemption holder” means a person who carries on the activity referred to in Article 8(1)(a) of the Electricity Order under the authority of an exemption granted pursuant to Article 9 of that Order;”;

““electricity supply exemption holder” means a person who carries on the activity referred to in Article 8(1)(c) of the Electricity Order under the authority of an exemption granted pursuant to Article 9 of that Order;”;

““the Gas Directive” means Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 2003/55/EC;”;

““the Gas Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No. 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 1775/2005;”;

““gas conveyance exemption holder” means a person who carries on the activity referred to in Article 6(1)(a) of the Gas Order under the authority of an exemption granted pursuant to Article 7 of that Order;”;

““gas storage exemption holder” means a person who carries on the activity referred to in Article 6(1)(b) of the Gas Order under the authority of an exemption granted pursuant to Article 7 of that Order;”;

““gas supply exemption holder” means a person who carries on the activity referred to in Article 6(1)(c) of the Gas Order under the authority of an exemption granted pursuant to Article 7 of that Order;”; and

““Third Package” means—

(a)

the Electricity Directive;

(b)

the Gas Directive;

(c)

the Agency Regulation;

(d)

the Electricity Regulation; and

(e)

the Gas Regulation.”.