24. For paragraph 7 substitute—
7.—(1) The Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 M1 is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 18(1A) M2—
(a)omit the “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (a);
(b)after sub-paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa)an order under section 84C of that Act made in relation to a retained EU merger commitment if one or more persons who gave the commitment was engaged in the carrying on of activities authorised or regulated by a licence at the time the commitment was given; or”.
(3) In Article 23(3) M3—
(a)at the end of sub-paragraph (a), insert “ or ”;
(b)omit sub-paragraphs (c) and (d).”.]
Marginal Citations
M2Article 18 was amended by paragraph 13 of Schedule 9 to the Enterprise Act 2002 and paragraph 165 of Schedule 6 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 and S.R. 2013/92; there are other amendments to article 18 but none is relevant to these Regulations.
M3Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2004/1261, 2014/892 and paragraph 54 of Schedule 15 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.