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Statutory Instruments
Electricity
Gas
Made
3rd November 2014
Laid before Parliament
5th November 2014
Coming into force
1st December 2014
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 33BC and 33BD of the Gas Act 1986(1) and sections 41A and 41B of the Electricity Act 1989(2).
The Secretary of State has consulted the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, the National Consumer Council(3), electricity generators, electricity distributors, electricity suppliers, gas transporters, gas suppliers and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
1986 c.44. Section 33BC was inserted (as section 33BB) by section 10(1) of, and paragraph 36 of Schedule 3 to, the Gas Act 1995 (c.45). Section 33BB was substituted by (and renumbered as) section 33BC by section 99 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27). This section was also amended by sections 15 and 17 of, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Schedule to, the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 (c.19) and section 79 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to, the Climate Change Act 2008 (c.27). Section 66 of the Energy Act 2011 (c.16) also amends this section. Section 33BD was inserted by the Energy Act 2011.
1989 c.29. Section 41A was substituted for section 41 by section 70 of the Utilities Act 2000 and amended by sections 16 and 17 of, and paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Schedule to, the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 and section 79 of, and paragraphs 2 to 5 of Schedule 8 to, the Climate Change Act 2008. Section 67 of the Energy Act 2011 also amends this section. Section 41B was inserted by section 69 of the Energy Act 2011.
The National Consumer Council replaced the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council, see section 30 of the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (c.17).
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