Modifications of standard conditions of gas interconnector licencesE+W+S
9.—(1) The standard conditions of a gas interconnector licence are amended as follows.
(2) In condition 12 (application of licence conditions 10, 11 and 11A: Exemption orders)—
(a)for paragraph 7(e) substitute—
“(e)having any or all of the relevant conditions under consideration not in effect, or suspended from operation, is not detrimental to competition in relevant markets, the effective functioning of the internal gas market, the efficient functioning of the regulated system to which the licensee's interconnector is connected, or security of supply in the internal gas market.”;
(b)in paragraph 15, after the definition of “relevant date” insert—
““relevant markets” means those gas markets in Member States likely to be affected by the licensee's interconnector.”.
(3) In this regulation “gas interconnector licence” means a licence granted under section 7ZA of the 1986 Act (licences for operation of gas interconnectors) M1.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 9 in force at 14.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)
Marginal Citations
M1Section 7ZA was inserted by section 149(1) and (6) of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20).