Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the Electricity (Approval of Pattern or Construction and Installation and Certification) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st February 2003.
(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the Approval Regulations” means the Meters (Approval of Pattern or Construction and Manner of Installation) Regulations 1998(1); and
“the Certification Regulations” means the Meters (Certification) Regulations 1998(2).
Amendment of Regulations
2.—(1) The Approval Regulations shall be amended in accordance with Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations.
(2) The Certification Regulations shall be amended in accordance with Part II of the Schedule to these Regulations.
Transitional
3.—(1) Persons who immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations were authorised for any of the purposes the Certification Regulations shall continue to be so authorised but, subject to paragraph (2), from the date on which these Regulations come into force, their authorisation shall be subject to the provisions of the Certification Regulations as amended by these Regulations and they shall carry out their functions under the Certification Regulations accordingly.
(2) Amendments made by these Regulations in respect of fees shall have effect only in relation to submissions or requests for authorisation made on or after the date on which these Regulations come into force.
The seal of the Authority, authenticated by me,
L.S.
Callum McCarthy,
Chairman, Gas and Electricity Markets Authority
9th December 2002
I consent.
Brian Wilson,
Minister of State for Energy and Construction,
Department of Trade and Industry
12th December 2002