Amendment to section 8Q of the 1986 Act2

For subsection (5) of section 8Q of the 1986 Act5 (definition of “relevant producer or supplier”), substitute—

5

A person falls within this subsection if—

a

the person requires a licence under section 7A of this Act6 or section 6 of the Electricity Act 19897 (licences authorising supply, etc) to carry out the activity by virtue of which the person falls within subsection (4);

b

where the person does not carry out the activity in Great Britain, the person would, in the Authority’s opinion, require such a licence if carrying out the activity in Great Britain; or

c

the person has a relationship with the applicant or certified person which the Authority thinks might lead the applicant or certified person to discriminate in favour of the person.