48.—(1) Section 10H (designation for the purposes of EU electricity legislation) is amended as set out in paragraphs (2) to (5).
(2) In the heading, for “EU electricity legislation” substitute “ the Electricity Regulation ”.
(3) In subsection (2), for the words from “Article” to “operators)” substitute “ the Electricity Regulation ”.
(4) In subsection (3), for “that Article” substitute “ the Electricity Regulation ”.
(5) In subsection (4)—
(a)after paragraph (a) insert “ and ”;
(b)omit paragraph (c) and the “and” preceding it.
(6) A person who is designated an electricity transmission system operator under section 10H of the Electricity Act 1989 for the purposes of Article 10(2) of the Electricity Directive immediately before [F1IP completion day] is to be treated, on and after [F1IP completion day], as a person who is designated as an electricity transmission system operator under section 10H for the purposes of the Electricity Regulation, if and for so long as the person designated or (as the case may be) the person who nominated the person designated continues on and after [F1IP completion day] to hold a licence under section 6(1)(b) or (e) of the Electricity Act 1989 and to be certified under section 10D of that Act.
(7) In paragraph (6)—
“the Electricity Directive” means Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC M1;
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Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 48(6) substituted (15.9.2020) by The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1016), regs. 1(2), 3(19)(a)
F2Words in reg. 48(7) omitted (15.9.2020) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1016), regs. 1(2), 3(19)(b)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 48 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)
Marginal Citations
M1O.J. L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 55.