The Electricity and Gas (Standards of Performance) (Suppliers) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 218

Electricity

Gas

The Electricity and Gas (Standards of Performance) (Suppliers) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Made

11th February 2019

Coming into force

1st May 2019

The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority(1) (the “Authority”) makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 33A and 47 of the Gas Act 1986(2) (the “Gas Act”) and sections 39 and 60 of the Electricity Act 1989(3) (the “Electricity Act”).

In accordance with section 33BAA(1)(a)(4) of the Gas Act and section 40B(1)(a)(5) of the Electricity Act, the Authority has considered the results of research to discover the views of a representative sample of persons likely to be affected by these Regulations.

In accordance with section 33BAA(1)(b), (2) and (3) of the Gas Act and section 40B(1)(b), (2) and (3) of the Electricity Act, the Authority has published a notice of its proposals and considered the representations made in respect of those proposals.

In accordance with section 33BAA(1)(c) and (4) of the Gas Act and section 40B(1)(c) and (4) of the Electricity Act, the Authority has consulted Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland, gas suppliers, electricity suppliers, and persons and bodies appearing to be representative of persons likely to be affected by these Regulations.

The Secretary of State has consented to the making of these Regulations in accordance with sections 33A(2) of the Gas Act and sections 39(1) of the Electricity Act.

(1)

The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority was established by section 1(1) of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27).

(2)

1986 c.44; section 33A was inserted by section 11 of the Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992 (c.43) and amended by paragraph 34 of Schedule 3 and Schedule 6 to the Gas Act 1995 (c.45), and by section 90(1) of, and paragraph 13 of Schedule 6 and Schedule 8 to, the Utilities Act 2000; and section 47 was amended by Schedule 2 to the Offshore Safety Act 1992 (c.15), paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992, paragraph 53 of Schedule 3 to the Gas Act 1995 and sections 3(2) and 100 of the Utilities Act 2000.

(3)

1989 c.29; section 39 was amended by sections 3(2) and 54(1) of, and paragraph 32 of Schedule 6 and Schedule 8 to, the Utilities Act 2000; and section 60 was amended by section 3(2) of the Utilities Act 2000.

(4)

Section 33BAA was inserted by section 92 of the Utilities Act 2000 and amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2014/631.

(5)

Section 40B was inserted by section 56 of the Utilities Act 2000 and amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2014/631.