The Electricity (Standards of Performance) Regulations 2015

Statutory Instruments

2015 No. 699

Electricity

The Electricity (Standards of Performance) Regulations 2015

Made

13th March 2015

Coming into force

1st April 2015

The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority(1) (the “Authority”) makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 39, 39A, 39B, 42A and 60 of the Electricity Act 1989(2) (“the Act”).

In accordance with section 40B(1) of the Act(3), 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, 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 39(1), 39A(1) and 39B(3) and (5) of the Act.

(1)

The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority was established by section 1(1) of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27).

(2)

1989 c.29: section 39 was amended by section 54(1) of, paragraphs 24 and 32 of Schedule 6 to, and Schedule 8 to the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27); 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(1) and (2) 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 42A was inserted by section 21 of the Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992 (c.43) and substituted by section 58 of the Utilities Act 2000; and sections 39 and 60 were modified by section 3(2) of the Utilities Act 2000.

(3)

Section 40B was inserted by section 56 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27) and amended 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 (S.I. 2014/631).