SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3 Other amendments of Part I of 1986 Act

Standards of performance in individual cases

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(1)

In subsection (1) of section 33A of the 1986 Act (standards of performance in individual cases), for the words “public gas suppliers to tariff customers” there shall be substituted the words “ gas suppliers to domestic customers ”.

(2)

In subsection (2) of that section, for the words “the public gas suppliers” there shall be substituted the words “ gas suppliers ”.

(3)

In subsection (3) of that section—

(a)

for the words “public gas suppliers”, in each place where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “ gas suppliers ”;

(b)

for the words “tariff customers” there shall be substituted the words “ domestic customers ”; and

(c)

at the beginning of paragraph (d) there shall be inserted the words “ if the Director is of the opinion that the differences are such that no gas supplier would be unduly disadvantaged in competing with other gas suppliers, ”.

(4)

In subsection (4) of that section—

(a)

for the words “public gas supplier” there shall be substituted the words “ gas supplier ”; and

(b)

for the words “tariff customer” there shall be substituted the words “ domestic customer ”.

(5)

Subsections (10) and (11) of that section shall cease to have effect.