Transitional provisions7

1

The amendments made by regulation 2 do not apply for the purposes—

a

of an application for certification made under section 8D of the 1986 Act before the commencement date;

b

of a review under section 8K(3), (5) or (8) of the 1986 Act if the period within which the review is to be carried out began before the commencement date.

2

The amendments made by regulation 3 do not apply for the purposes—

a

of an application for certification made under section 10B of the 1989 Act before the commencement date;

b

of a review under section 10I(3), (5) or (8) of the 1989 Act if the period within which the review is to be carried out began before the commencement date.

3

The Authority is not required to carry out a review of the certification basis of a relevant certified person under section 8K(5) of the 1986 Act or section 10I(5) of the 1989 Act (as the case may be) solely because of the amendments made by regulation 2 or 3.

4

In paragraph (3) “relevant certified person”—

a

in relation to a review under section 8K(5) of the 1986 Act, means a person certified (within the meaning given in section 8Q(1) of that Act) before the commencement date;

b

in relation to a review under section 10I(5) of the 1989 Act, means a person certified (within the meaning given in section 10O(1) of that Act) before the commencement date.

5

In this regulation—

  • the Authority” means the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority;

  • “the commencement date” means 24th April 2017.