Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 14 U.K. Regulators: use of powers under the 1998 Act

The Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/419 (N.I. 6)) N.I.

26 N.I. In article 45 (financial penalties), for paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3) Before imposing a penalty under paragraph (1) or (2) the Authority shall consider whether it would be more appropriate to proceed under the Competition Act 1998.

(3A) The Authority shall not impose a penalty under paragraph (1) or (2) if it considers that it would be more appropriate to proceed under the Competition Act 1998.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 14 para. 26 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(e) (with Sch.)