SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 10 Regulators

Part V Minor and Consequential Amendments: Northern Ireland

The Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

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The M1Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 is amended as follows.

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In Article 16, omit paragraph (2) (which falls with the repeal of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976).

4

In Article 18 (modification by order under other statutory provisions)—

a

in paragraph (1), omit sub-paragraph (b) and the “or” immediately before it;

b

in paragraph (3)—

i

after sub-paragraph (a), insert “ or ”;

ii

omit sub-paragraph (c) and the “or” immediately before it;

c

in paragraph (5), omit “or the 1980 Act”.

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F1In Article 19 (orders for securing compliance), in paragraph (5), after sub-paragraph (b), omit “or” and after sub-paragraph (c), insert

or

d

that the most appropriate way of proceeding is under the Competition Act 1998.

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F1In Article 44(4) (general restrictions on disclosure of information)—

a

omit sub-paragraphs (f) and (g) (which refer to the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 and the M2Resale Prices Act 1976);

b

after sub-paragraph (u), add—

v

the Competition Act 1998

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F2At the end of Article 44, insert—

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Information obtained by the Director in the exercise of functions which are exercisable concurrently with the Director General of Fair Trading under Part I of the Competition Act 1998 is subject to sections 55 and 56 of that Act (disclosure) and not to paragraphs (1) to (7).