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The Water and Sewerage Undertakers (Exit from Non-household Retail Market) Regulations 2016

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Power to change the exit date

13.—(1) A relevant undertaker that has made an exit application may change the exit date to a later date by notifying the Secretary of State in writing.

(2) The new date must fall within the period of 2 months beginning with the exit date originally specified in the exit application.

(3) The exit date—

(a)may be changed before or after the exit application is determined, and

(b)may be changed more than once.

(4) A relevant undertaker that changes the exit date must also change the exit date specified in the notice published on its website under regulation 9(1).

Withdrawal of exit application

14.—(1) A relevant undertaker may withdraw an exit application by notifying the Secretary of State in writing.

(2) An exit application is to be treated as withdrawn if an acquiring licensee notifies the Secretary of State in writing that it is withdrawing its consent given under regulation 6(2).

(3) Where an exit application is withdrawn under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State must notify each acquiring licensee.

(4) Where an exit application is treated by paragraph (2) as withdrawn, the Secretary of State must notify the relevant undertaker and any other acquiring licensees.

Notification that a party no longer wishes to proceed

15.—(1) Permission for a relevant undertaker to withdraw from the non-household retail market lapses if, before the exit date—

(a)the relevant undertaker notifies the Secretary of State in writing that it no longer wishes to proceed; or

(b)an acquiring licensee notifies the Secretary of State in writing that it no longer wishes to proceed.

(2) Where an exit application lapses because of paragraph (1)(a), the Secretary of State must notify each acquiring licensee.

(3) Where an exit application lapses because of paragraph (1)(b), the Secretary of State must notify the relevant undertaker and any other acquiring licensees.

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