http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/27/section/92/2004-09-01Utilities Act 2000An Act to provide for the establishment and functions of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority and the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council; to amend the legislation regulating the gas and electricity industries; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-11-12Expert Participation2004-09-01 Part V Amendment of the Gas Act 1986 Gas performance standards Standards of performance: procedures.92After section 33BA of the 1986 Act (which is inserted by section 91 above) there is inserted— Procedures for prescribing or determining standards of performance.33BAA1Before prescribing standards of performance in regulations under section 33A or 33AA, or determining standards of performance under section 33B or 33BA, the Authority shall—aarrange for such research as the Authority considers appropriate with a view to discovering the views of a representative sample of persons likely to be affected and consider the results;bpublish a notice of its proposals in accordance with subsections (2) and (3) and consider any representations which are duly made in respect of those proposals; andcconsult the Council and other persons or bodies mentioned in subsection (4).2The notice required by subsection (1)(b) is a notice—astating that the Authority proposes to prescribe or determine standards of performance and setting out the standards of performance proposed;bstating the reasons why it proposes to prescribe or determine those standards of performance; andcspecifying the time (not being less than 28 days from the date of publication of the notice) within which representations with respect to the proposals may be made.3A notice required by subsection (1)(b) shall be published in such manner as the Authority considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing it to the attention of those likely to be affected by the proposals.4The persons or bodies to be consulted by the Authority under subsection (1)(c) are—agas suppliers (in the case of standards of performance under section 33A or 33B) or gas transporters and gas suppliers (in the case of standards of performance under section 33AA or 33BA); andbpersons or bodies appearing to the Authority to be representative of persons likely to be affected by the regulations or determination.5The Authority shall make arrangements for securing that notices under subsection (1)(b), regulations under section 33A or 33AA and determinations under section 33B or 33BA are made available to the public by whatever means it considers appropriate.S. 92 wholly in force at 1.10.2001; s. 92 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 110(2); s. 92 in force for specified purposes at 16.5.2001 by S.I. 2001/1781, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-10); s. 92 in force for all remaining purposes at 1.10.2001 by S.I. 2001/3266, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-20)
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S. 92 wholly in force at 1.10.2001; s. 92 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 110(2); s. 92 in force for specified purposes at 16.5.2001 by
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