Amendments to section 64 of the 1989 Act

5.—(1) Section 64(1) of the 1989 Act(1) (interpretation etc. of Part I) is amended as follows.

(2) For the definition of “the 2013 Amending Regulation” substitute—

““the 2013 Amending Regulations” means—

(a)

Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 2006/1346/EC and amending Regulations (EC) No 713/2009, (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009(2); and

(b)

Commission Regulation (EU) No 543/2013 of 14 June 2013 on submission and publication of data in electricity markets and amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3);”.

(3) After the definition of “authorised supplier” insert—

““the CACM Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EU) No 2015/1222 of 24 July 2015 establishing a guideline on capacity allocation and congestion management(4);”.

(4) In the definition of “the Electricity Regulation”, for “the 2013 Amending Regulation” substitute “the 2013 Amending Regulations”.

(5) After the definition of “line” insert—

““nominated electricity market operator” means a person designated under Article 4 or 5 of the CACM Regulation by any competent authority to perform tasks related to single day-ahead or single intraday coupling;”.

(1)

Relevant amendments to section 64(1) of the 1989 Act were made by S.I. 2011/2704 and S.I. 2014/3332.

(2)

OJ No L 115, 25.4.2013, p.39.

(3)

OJ No L 163, 15.6.2013, p.1.

(4)

OJ No L 197, 25.7.2015, p.24.