The Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Citation and commencement U.K.

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

(2) These Regulations come into force on exit day.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 1 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Interpretation U.K.

2.  In these Regulations—

“REMIT” means Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency M1 ;

“the REMIT Implementing Regulation” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014 on data reporting;

“the Transparency Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EU) No 543/2013 on submission and publication of data in electricity markets.

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 REMIT is also amended with effect from exit day by S.I. 2018/1286.

The Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2013 U.K.

3.—(1) The Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2013 M2 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), for the definition of “REMIT” substitute—

““REMIT” means—

(a) in relation to anything done before [F1 IP completion day], Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency, as it applied immediately before [F1 IP completion day];

(b) in relation to anything done on or after [F1 IP completion day], that Regulation as it applies in the law of the United Kingdom on or after [F1 IP completion day];”.

(3) In paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 2 (deemed service), in the third entry in the first column of the table, omit “(other than the United Kingdom)”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 3(2) substituted (15.9.2020) by The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1016), regs. 1(2), 7(2)

Commencement Information

I3 Reg. 3 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M2 S.I. 2013/1389, as amended by S.I. 2015/862 and 2015/979.

Amendment of the Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Criminal Sanctions) Regulations 2015 U.K.

4.—(1) The Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Criminal Sanctions) Regulations 2015 M3 are amended as follows.

[F2 (2) In regulation 2 (definitions)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for the definition of “REMIT” substitute—

““REMIT” has the meaning given by paragraphs (3) and (4);”;

(b) after paragraph (2) insert—

“(3) In these regulations so far as they apply to England and Wales and Scotland “REMIT” means—

(a) in relation to anything done before IP completion day, Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency, as it applied immediately before IP completion day;

(b) in relation to anything done on or after IP completion day, that Regulation as it applies in the law of England and Wales and Scotland on or after IP completion day.

(4) In these regulations so far as they apply to Northern Ireland, “REMIT” means—

(a) in relation to anything done before IP completion day, Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency, as it applied immediately before IP completion day;

(b) in relation to anything done on or after IP completion day, that Regulation as it applies in the law of Northern Ireland on or after IP completion day by virtue of section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.”.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Reg. 4(2) substituted (15.9.2020) by The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1016), regs. 1(2), 7(3)

Commencement Information

I4 Reg. 4 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M3 S.I. 2015/979.

The Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Enforcement etc) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 U.K.

5.—(1) The Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Enforcement etc) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 M4 are amended as follows.

[F3 (2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), for the definition of REMIT substitute—

““REMIT” means—

(a)

in relation to anything done before IP completion day, Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency, as it applied immediately before IP completion day;

(b)

in relation to anything done on or after IP completion day, that Regulation as it applies in the law of Northern Ireland on or after IP completion day by virtue of section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.”.]

(3) In paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 2 (deemed service), in the third entry in the first column of the table, omit “(other than the United Kingdom)”.

Textual Amendments

F3 Reg. 5(2) substituted (15.9.2020) by The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1016), regs. 1(2), 7(4)

Commencement Information

I5 Reg. 5 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M4 S.R. 2013 No.208.

REMIT U.K.

6.—(1) REMIT is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

(2) Schedule 1 also contains transitional provisions relating to the amendments to REMIT.

Commencement Information

I6 Reg. 6 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

The REMIT Implementing Regulation U.K.

7.  The REMIT Implementing Regulation is amended as set out in Schedule 2.

Commencement Information

I7 Reg. 7 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

The Transparency Regulation U.K.

8.  The Transparency Regulation is amended as set out in Schedule 3.

Commencement Information

I8 Reg. 8 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Claire Perry

Minister of State

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy