Section 2(3) (abolition of Gas Consumers' Council and consumers' committees)

For all purposes

Section 3(6) and (7) (transfer of the property, rights and liabilities of the Gas Consumers' Council)

For all purposes

Section 4 (forward work programmes)

For the purpose of requiring the Council to prepare and publish its forward work programme

Section 17 (preliminary matters in relation to functions of the Council)

For all purposes

Section 18(1) to (4) and (7) (acquisition and review of information by the Council)

For all purposes

Section 19(1) to (3), (4)(a), (5) and (6) (provision of advice and information by the Council to public authorities and other persons)

For all purposes

Section 20(1) to (4) (provision of information by the Council to consumers)

For all purposes

Section 20(5) and (6) (provision of information by the Council to consumers in relation to consumer complaints)

For the purpose of requiring the Council to publish statistical information in relation to complaints made by consumers

Section 21(1) to (3), (4)(a), and (5) (power for the Council to publish advice and information about consumer matters)

For all purposes

Section 22 (complaints)

For all purposes

Section 23 (investigations)

For all purposes

Section 24(1) to (3) (provision of information to the Council)

For the purpose of enabling the Council to direct the holder of a gas or electricity licence to supply information to it

Section 27(1) and (3) to (7) (regulations relating to provision of information under sections 24 to 26)

For all remaining purposes

Section 28(3)(a) (the definition of “distribute”)

For the purpose of defining a “distribution system” where that term is used in Part III of the Act

Section 105 (general restrictions on the disclosure of information) with the exception of section 105(8)(b)

For all purposes

Schedule 2, paragraphs 10 to 14 (the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council)

For all purposes

In schedule 6 (minor and consequential amendments)—

• paragraph 1

For the purpose of the entries in Part I of Schedule 6 referred to in this Order

• paragraph 5

For all purposes

• paragraph 12(f)

For all purposes

• paragraph 15

For all purposes

• in paragraph 19(a), the definition of “authorised supplier”

For the purposes of Part III of the Act

• paragraph 22(b)

For all purposes

• paragraph 24

For the purpose of the entries in Part II of Schedule 6 referred to in this Order

• paragraph 28

For the purpose of including in section 25(8) of the Electricity Act “or section 27(4)(b) of the Utilities Act 2000 (order to comply with a direction under section 24 of that Act)”

• paragraph 35

For all purposes

• in paragraph 38(2), the definition of “authorised supplier”

For the purposes of Part III of the Act

• paragraph 40(b)

For all purposes

• paragraph 45

For all remaining purposes

In Schedule 7, paragraphs 24, 25, 28 and 30 to 32 (transitional provisions and savings)

For all purposes

In Schedule 8 (repeals) the entries relating to the—

• Parliamentary Commissioner Act 19674

For all purposes

• Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 19705

For all purposes

• House of Commons Disqualification Act 19756

For the purposes of references to the Gas Consumers' Council and the Chairman of a consumers' committee appointed under section 2 of the Electricity Act

For the purposes of references to the Gas Consumers' Council and the Chairman of a consumers' committee appointed under section 2 of the Electricity Act

Gas Act 1986—

• sections 2 and 3, in section 7B subsection (4)(d) and the word “and” preceding it, 31, 32A, in section 33A(6)(a) the words “or, with the agreement of either party, by the Council”, 33E(2)(a), 40 and 42 and Schedule 2

For all purposes

in section 48(1) the definition of “the Council”

For all purposes save for its use in section 41 of the Gas Act for so long as that provision remains in force

Electricity Act 1989, sections 2, in section 39(5)(b) the word “either” and the words “or, if he thinks fit, by the consumers' committee to which the supplier is allocated or any sub-committee of that committee”, 42B(2)(a), 45, 47(4), 51 to 55 and 57 and Schedule 2

For all purposes