Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 698
Electricity
The Electricity (Connection Standards of Performance) Regulations 2015
Made
13th March 2015
Coming into force
1st April 2015
The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority(1) makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 39A, 39B, 40B and 60 of the Electricity Act 1989(2) (“the Act”).
In accordance with section 40B(1) of the 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 40B(4) of the Act, the Authority has consulted Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland(3), electricity licence holders and persons and bodies appearing to be representative of persons likely to be affected by these Regulations;
The Secretary of State has consented to making these Regulations in accordance with sections 39A(1) and 39B(3) and (5) of the Act 1989.
The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority was established under section 1(1) of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27).
1989 c.29; sections 39A and 39B were inserted by section 54(2) of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27) and section 39B was amended by paragraph 52 of Schedule 9 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c.22) and by paragraph 5 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 40B was inserted by section 56 of the Utilities Act 2000.
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) abolished the National Consumer Council and transferred its functions to The National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux and the Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux.