PART 4Amendments to other primary legislation
Amendment to the Insolvency Act 198629
In paragraph 10(1)(b) of Schedule 2A of the Insolvency Act 198639 (interpretation of regulated business for the purposes of section 72D of that Act), for “or 7A”, substitute “, 7A or 7B”.
Amendments to the Utilities Act 200030
1
The Utilities Act 200040 is amended as follows.
2
In section 5A(2)(b) (duty of authority to carry out impact assessment), after “supply of electricity”, insert “or in the provision of smart meter communication services (in respect of electricity meters or gas meters)”.
3
In section 106(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “gas licence”, for “or 7A”, insert “, 7A or 7AB”.
Amendments to the Enterprise Act 200231
In section 168 of the Enterprise Act 200241 (regulated markets), in subsections (3)(c), (4)(c) and (6), for “or 7A”, substitute “, 7A or 7AB”.
Amendment to the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 200732
In section 25 of the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 200742 (enforcement by a regulator of notices under section 24 of that Act), in the table at the end of subsection (3), for “or 7A”, substitute “, 7A or 7AB”.
Amendment to the Energy Act 200833
1
Section 88 of the Energy Act 200843 (power to amend licence conditions etc: smart meters) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)—
a
after paragraph (d), insert—
da
a condition of a particular licence under section 6(1)(f) of the Electricity Act 1989, or under section 7AB of the Gas Act 1986 (smart meter communication licences);
b
in paragraph (e), for “or 7A”, substitute “, 7A or 7AB”.
3
In subsection (6)—
a
in paragraph (b), for “or 7A”, substitute “, 7A or 7AB”;
b
in paragraph (c), for “or (d)”, substitute “, (d) or (f)”.