PART 2Amendment of primary legislation

Gas Act 198635

1

In section 48 (interpretation of Part 1 and savings), subsection (1) is amended as follows.

2

Omit the definition of “designated regulatory authority”.

3

Omit the definition of “designated regulatory authority for Great Britain”.

4

At the appropriate place insert—

  • “designated regulatory function” means a function of the Authority or the Northern Ireland Authority conferred by—

    1. a

      a provision of retained EU law, as amended from time to time on or after exit day, or

    2. b

      a condition in a licence under section 7, 7ZA or 7A or Article 8 of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/275 (N.I. 2)), as that condition is modified from time to time on or after exit day,

    where that function was, immediately before exit day, one of its functions as a regulatory authority designated in accordance with Article 39 of the Gas Directive;.

5

At the appropriate place insert—

  • “Northern Ireland Authority” means the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation;