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Statutory Instruments
ELECTRICITY
GAS
Approved by both Houses of Parliament
Made
14th December 2001
Coming into force
15th December 2001
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs(1), in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 33BC(1) of the Gas Act 1986(2), section 41A of the Electricity Act 1989(3) and section 103(1) of the Utilities Act 2000(4), having consulted the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council, gas transporters, gas suppliers, electricity distributors and electricity suppliers, and other persons with whom she considered consultation to be appropriate(5), and having had regard to the matters specified in section 33BC(4) of the Gas Act 1986 and section 41A(4) of the Electricity Act 1989, hereby makes the following Order, of which a draft has been laid before, and approved by Resolution of, each House of Parliament:
The functions to which this Order relates were entrusted to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions immediately before 7th June 2001 and were entrusted to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs before the making of the Secretaries of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions and for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/2568). See, in particular, article 12 of that Order (supplementary provision for continuity).
1986 c. 44. Section 33BC was substituted for section 33BB by the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27), section 99.
1989 c. 29. Section 41A was substituted for section 41 by the Utilities Act 2000, section 70.
See section 33BC(11) of the Gas Act 1986, section 41A(11) of the Electricity Act 1989, and section 103(4) of the Utilities Act 2000.
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