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Statutory Instruments
Electricity
Gas
Made
11th July 2015
Coming into force
1st January 2016
The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority(1) (the “Authority”) makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 33A, 33AA, 33AB, 33D and 47 of the Gas Act 1986(2) (the “Gas Act”) and sections 39, 39A, 39B, 42A and 60 of the Electricity Act 1989(3) (the “Electricity Act”).
In accordance with section 33BAA(1)(a)(4) of the Gas Act and section 40B(1)(a)(5) of the Electricity Act, the Authority has considered the results of research to discover the views of a representative sample of persons likely to be affected by these Regulations.
In accordance with section 33BAA(1)(b), (2) and (3) of the Gas Act and section 40B(1)(b), (2) and (3) of the Electricity Act, the Authority has published a notice of its proposals and considered the representations made in respect of those proposals.
In accordance with section 33BAA(1)(c) and (4) of the Gas Act and section 40B(1)(c) and (4) of the Electricity Act, the Authority has consulted Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland, gas suppliers, electricity suppliers, and persons and bodies appearing to be representative of persons likely to be affected by these Regulations.
The Secretary of State has consented to the making of these Regulations in accordance with sections 33A(2), 33AA(2) and 33AB(5) of the Gas Act and sections 39(1), 39A(1) and 39B(5) of the Electricity Act.
The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority was established by section 1(1) of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27).
1986 c.44; section 33A was inserted by section 11 of the Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992 (c.43) and amended by paragraph 34 of Schedule 3 and Schedule 6 to the Gas Act 1995 (c.45), and by section 90(1) of, and paragraph 13 of Schedule 6 and Schedule 8 to, the Utilities Act 2000; section 33AA was inserted by section 90(2) of the Utilities Act 2000; section 33AB was inserted by section 90(2) of the Utilities Act 2000 and amended by paragraph 52 of Schedule 9 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c.22) and paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading’s Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631); section 33D was substituted by section 94 of the Utilities Act 2000; and section 47 was amended by Schedule 2 to the Offshore Safety Act 1992 (c.15), paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992, paragraph 53 of Schedule 3 to the Gas Act 1995 and sections 3(2) and 100 of the Utilities Act 2000.
1989 c.29; section 39 was amended by sections 3(2) and 54(1) of, and paragraph 32 of Schedule 6 and Schedule 8 to, the Utilities Act 2000; section 39A was inserted by section 54(2) of the Utilities Act 2000; section 39B was inserted by section 54(2) of the Utilities Act 2000 and amended by paragraph 52 of Schedule 9 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 and by paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2014/631; section 42A was substituted by section 58 of the Utilities Act 2000; and section 60 was amended by section 3(2) of the Utilities Act 2000.
Section 33BAA was inserted by section 92 of the Utilities Act 2000 and amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2014/631.
Section 40B was inserted by section 56 of the Utilities Act 2000 and amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2014/631.
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