The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

13.—(1) Article 14 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 1—

(a) for the words from “Where a Member State” to “Article 11(1)” substitute “Where one of the crisis levels referred to in Article 11(1) has been declared”; and

(b) for “competent authority of the Member State concerned” substitute “Secretary of State”.

(3) Omit paragraphs 2 and 3.

(4) In paragraph 4—

(a) in the first sentence—

(i) for “competent authority of the most affected Member State” substitute “Secretary of State”;

(ii) for “the Member State or other Member States” substitute “the United Kingdom”; and

(b) omit the second sentence.

(5) Omit paragraph 5.

(6) In paragraph 6, in the first subparagraph—

(a) in the words before point (a)—

(i) for “competent authorities and the Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”;

(ii) omit “at national, regional and Union level,”;

(b) in point (a)—

(i) for “competent authority concerned” substitute “Secretary of State”;

(ii) in subpoint (vii), for “most affected Member State” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(c) in point (b), in the first sentence—

(i) for “competent authority of the most affected Member State” substitute “Secretary of State”;

(ii) for “that Member State” substitute “the United Kingdom”; and

(d) in point (b), in the second sentence, for “shall notify the competent authority” substitute “must notify the Secretary of State”.

(7) In paragraph 6, in the second subparagraph—

(a) omit the first sentence;

(b) in the second sentence, for “shall be notified” substitute “must be notified to the Secretary of State”; and

(c) omit the third sentence.

(8) In paragraph 7, in the first sentence—

(a) for “competent authority of the most affected Member State or the Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”; and

(b) for “a Member State, of a region or of the Union, the competent authority of the Member State or the Commission” substitute “the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State”.

(9) Omit paragraph 8.

(10) For paragraph 9, substitute—

“9.   The Secretary of State must take into account the information received under this Article in the preparation of the risk assessment, preventative action plan and emergency plan or their respective updates.”.

(11) Omit paragraphs 10 and 11.

(12) In paragraph 12—

(a) in the first sentence, for “as well as the respective assessments by the competent authorities or the Commission” substitute “by the Secretary of State”; and

(b) in the second sentence, for “competent authorities and the Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”.