The Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2013

Third party rights

40.—(1) If any of the reasons contained in a warning notice given under these Regulations relates to a matter which—

(a) identifies a person (“TP”) other than the person to whom the notice is given, and

(b) in the opinion of the Authority, is prejudicial to TP,

a copy of the notice must be given to TP.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not require a copy to be given to TP if the Authority—

(a) has given TP a separate warning notice in relation to the same matter; or

(b) gives TP such a notice at the same time as it gives the warning notice which identifies TP.

(3) The notice copied to TP under paragraph (1) must specify a reasonable period (which may not be less than 14 days) within which TP may make representations to the Authority.

(4) If any of the reasons contained in a decision notice given under these Regulations relates to a matter which—

(a) identifies a person (“TP”) other than the person to whom the decision notice is given, and

(b) in the opinion of the Authority, is prejudicial to TP,

a copy of the notice must be given to TP.

(5) If the decision notice was preceded by a warning notice, a copy of the decision notice must (unless it has been given under paragraph (4)) be given to each person to whom the warning notice was copied.

(6) Paragraph (4) does not require a copy to be given to TP if the Authority—

(a) has given TP a separate decision notice in relation to the same matter; or

(b) gives TP such a notice at the same time as it gives the decision notice which identifies TP.

(7) Neither paragraph (1) nor paragraph (4) requires a copy of a notice to be given to TP if the Authority considers it impracticable to do so.

(8) Paragraphs (9) to (11) apply if the person to whom a decision notice is given has a right to refer the matter to the Tribunal.

(9) A person (“TP”) to whom a copy of the notice is given under this regulation may refer to the Tribunal—

(a) the decision in question, so far as it is based on a reason of the kind mentioned in paragraph (4); or

(b) any opinion expressed by the Authority in relation to TP.

(10) The copy must be accompanied by an indication of TP’s right to make a reference under paragraph (9) and of the procedure on such a reference.

(11) A person (“TP”) who alleges that a copy of the notice should have been given to TP, but was not, may refer to the Tribunal the alleged failure and—

(a) the decision in question, so far as it is based on a reason of the kind mentioned in paragraph (4); or

(b) any opinion expressed by the Authority in relation to TP.

(12) Regulation 41 applies to TP as it applies to the person to whom the notice to which this regulation applies was given, in so far as the material to which access must be given under that regulation relates to the matter which identifies TP.

(13) A copy of a notice given to TP under this regulation must be accompanied by a description of the effect of regulation 41 as it applies to TP.

(14) Any person to whom a warning notice or decision notice was copied under this regulation must be given a copy of a notice of discontinuance applicable to the proceedings to which the warning notice or decision notice related.