The Electricity and Gas (Energy Efficiency Obligations) (Amendment) Order 2003

Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 1180

ELECTRICITY

GAS

The Electricity and Gas (Energy Efficiency Obligations) (Amendment) Order 2003

Made

25th April 2003

Coming into force

26th April 2003

Whereas the Secretary of State—

(a) has consulted the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council, gas transporters, gas suppliers, electricity distributors, electricity suppliers and such other persons as she considers appropriate;

(b) has, following this consultation, laid this Order before Parliament in draft and the draft has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament; and

(c) considers it appropriate to proceed with the making of this Order which she considers best calculated to ensure that no persons of the following descriptions are unduly disadvantaged in competing with other persons of the same descriptions—

(i) gas transporters;

(ii) gas suppliers;

(iii) electricity distributors and

(iv) electricity suppliers.

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 33BC of the Gas Act 1986(1) and section 41A of the Electricity Act 1989(2) hereby makes the following Order:

(1)

1986 c. 44; section 33BC was substituted for section 33BB by section 99 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27). Section 33BC does not extend to Northern Ireland, is a reserved matter for Scotland (Head D2 (Oil and gas, paragraph (j) (the conveyance, shipping and supply of gas through pipes) of Part II of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) and has not been transferred to the National Assembly for Wales.

(2)

1989 c. 29; section 41A was substituted for section 41 by section 70 of the Utilities Act 2000. Section 41 does not extend to Northern Ireland, is a reserved matter as regards Scotland (Head D1 (Generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity) of Part II of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) and has not been transferred to the National Assembly for Wales.