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Part I
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<Title> Gas Supply</Title>
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<Addition ChangeId="d29p7479" CommentaryRef="c14421851">If the whole or any part of a penalty is not paid by the date by which it is required to be paid, the unpaid balance from time to time shall carry interest at the rate for the time being specified in section 17 of the </Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="d29p7479" CommentaryRef="c14421851">Judgments Act 1838.</Addition>
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<Para>
<Text>
Pt. I: definition of "public gas supplier" applied (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57" id="c03612" Year="1991" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="57" Title="Water Resources Act 1991">Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03613" CitationRef="c03612" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/section/208/3/b" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-208-3-b">ss. 208(3)(b)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03614" CitationRef="c03612" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/section/225/2" SectionRef="section-225-2">225(2)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c03615" CitationRef="c03612" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/section/16/6" SectionRef="section-16-6">ss. 16(6)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03616" CitationRef="c03612" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/section/179" SectionRef="section-179">179</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03617" CitationRef="c03612" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/section/222/3" SectionRef="section-222-3">222(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03618" CitationRef="c03612" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/schedule/22/paragraph/1" SectionRef="schedule-22-paragraph-1">Sch. 22 para. 1</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03619" CitationRef="c03612" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/schedule/23/paragraph/6" SectionRef="schedule-23-paragraph-6">Sch. 23 para. 6</CitationSubRef>
)
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</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
Pt. I: definition of "public gas supplier" applied (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57" id="c03621" Year="1991" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="57" Title="Water Resources Act 1991">Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03622" CitationRef="c03621" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/section/178" SectionRef="section-178">ss. 178</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03623" CitationRef="c03621" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/section/225/2" SectionRef="section-225-2">225(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03624" CitationRef="c03621" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/schedule/22/paragraph/1/4/e" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-22-paragraph-1-4-e">Sch. 22 para. 1(4)(e)</CitationSubRef>
(with
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,
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,
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,
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,
<CitationSubRef id="c03629" CitationRef="c03621" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/57/schedule/23/paragraph/6" SectionRef="schedule-23-paragraph-6">Sch. 23 para. 6</CitationSubRef>
)
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</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
Pt. I applied (1.3.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c03631" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03632" CitationRef="c03631" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/6/7" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-6-7">s. 6(7)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c03633" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03634" CitationRef="c03633" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
Pt. I applied (1.3.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45" id="c03636" Year="1995" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="45">1995 c. 45</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03637" CitationRef="c03636" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/section/16/1" SectionRef="section-16-1">s. 16(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03638" CitationRef="c03636" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/45/schedule/4/paragraph/1" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-1">Sch. 4 para. 1</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218" id="c03639" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="218">S.I. 1996/218</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03640" CitationRef="c03639" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/218/article/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14421851" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Ss. 30A-30F inserted (20.12.2000 for specified purposes otherwise 1.10.2001) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/27" id="c02144" Year="2000" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="27">2000 c. 27</Citation>
,
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;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3343" id="c02146" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2000" Number="3343">S.I. 2000/3343</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c02147" CitationRef="c02146" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3343/article/2" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c02148" CitationRef="c02146" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3343/schedule" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
(subject to transitional provisions in
<CitationSubRef id="c02149" CitationRef="c02146" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3343/article/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3343/article/15" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-3" EndSectionRef="article-15">arts. 3-15</CitationSubRef>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3266" id="c02150" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="3266">S.I. 2001/3266</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c02151" CitationRef="c02150" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3266/article/1/2" SectionRef="article-1-2">arts. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
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,
<CitationSubRef id="c02153" CitationRef="c02150" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3266/schedule" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
(subject to transitional provisions in
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)
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</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c14421871" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1838/110" id="c02155" Year="1838" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="110">1838 c. 110</Citation>
.
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<Commentary id="key-2a66f3a82ac57acaab1da6332a5ff99b" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 28 cross-heading substituted (10.11.2011) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/2704" id="cqj8cx6i2-00131" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2011" Number="2704" Title="The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011">The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2704)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cqj8cx6i2-00132" CitationRef="cqj8cx6i2-00131" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/2704/regulation/1/1" SectionRef="regulation-1-1">regs. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cqj8cx6i2-00133" CitationRef="cqj8cx6i2-00131" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/2704/regulation/37/3" SectionRef="regulation-37-3" Operative="true">37(3)</CitationSubRef>
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<Para>
<Text>
Ss. 28-30F applied (with modifications) by 1995 c. 45, s. 12(5) (as substituted (21.3.2012) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/16" id="cqkx4mwh2-00018" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2011" Number="16" Title="Energy Act 2011">Energy Act 2011 (c. 16)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="cqkx4mwh2-00018" id="cqkx4mwh2-00019" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/16/section/92/10" SectionRef="section-92-10" Operative="true">ss. 92(10)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="cqkx4mwh2-00018" id="cqkx4mwh2-00020" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/16/section/121/1" SectionRef="section-121-1">121(1)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/873" id="cqkx4mwh2-00021" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2012" Number="873" Title="The Energy Act 2011 (Commencement No 1 and Saving) Order 2012">S.I. 2012/873</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="cqkx4mwh2-00021" id="cqkx4mwh2-00022" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/873/article/2/b/ii" SectionRef="article-2-b-ii">art. 2(b)(ii)</CitationSubRef>
)
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