Gas Act 1986

[F18OProhibition on the exercise of certain shareholder rights and rights of appointmentU.K.

(1)A person must not exercise a shareholder right or a right of appointment if—

(a)the right falls within subsection (2), (3), (4) or (5);

(b)the relevant date in respect of the certified person mentioned in that subsection has been reached;

(c)the exercise of the right would or might lead the certified person to discriminate in favour of the relevant producer or supplier mentioned in that subsection; and

(d)the relevant producer or supplier is a person to whom subsection (6) applies.

(2)A right falls within this subsection if—

(a)it is a shareholder right;

(b)it is held by a person who controls a person certified on the certification ground in section 8G(3); and

(c)it is exercisable in relation to a relevant producer or supplier.

(3)A right falls within this subsection if—

(a)it is a shareholder right;

(b)it is exercisable in relation to a person certified on the certification ground in section 8G(3); and

(c)it is held by a person who controls a relevant producer or supplier.

(4)A right falls within this subsection if—

(a)it is a shareholder right;

(b)the person who holds it appointed a senior officer of a person certified on the certification ground in section 8G(3);

(c)the person appointed continues to hold that office; and

(d)the right is exercisable in relation to a gas undertaking which is a relevant producer or supplier.

(5)A right falls within this subsection if—

(a)it is a right to appoint a senior officer of a person certified on the certification ground in section 8G(3); and

(b)the person who holds it has, within the immediately preceding period of 3 years, exercised a shareholder right in relation to a gas undertaking which is a relevant producer or supplier.

(6)This subsection applies to a person if, in order to carry out some or all of the activity by virtue of which the person is a relevant producer or supplier, the person—

(a)requires a licence under section 7A of this Act, section 6 of the Electricity Act 1989 (licences authorising supply, etc), or section 3 of the Petroleum Act 1998 (licences to search and bore for and get petroleum); or

(b)would require such a licence if carrying out the activity in Great Britain.

(7)In this section—

(a)“exercise” means exercise directly or indirectly, and “exercisable” is to be interpreted accordingly; and

(b)“relevant date” means the relevant date for the purposes of section 8C(1) or (2).]

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