Part 5Independent System Operator and Planner
General duties
164Duty to have regard to particular matters
1
The ISOP must, when carrying out its functions, have regard to—
a
the need to facilitate competition between persons who carry out a relevant activity (except to the extent that such persons are, in accordance with or by virtue of an enactment, not subject to competition in relation to the activity);
b
the consumer impact of a relevant activity;
c
the whole-system impact of a relevant activity;
d
the desirability of facilitating innovation in relation to the carrying out of relevant activities.
2
The reference in subsection (1)(b) to the consumer impact of a relevant activity is a reference to the impact (or likely impact) of—
a
the behaviour of persons who carry out the activity on existing and future consumers, and
b
the behaviour of existing and future consumers on the carrying out of the activity.
3
The reference in subsection (1)(c) to the whole-system impact of a relevant activity is a reference to the impact (or likely impact) of—
a
the carrying out of the activity, and
b
the behaviour of existing and future consumers in relation to the carrying out of the activity,
in relation to the carrying out of other relevant activities.