http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/96/contents/madeThe Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2020enKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2020-02-04ELECTRICITYGAS These Regulations make amendments to the electricity and gas regulatory regimes in the United Kingdom in order to implement, and address matters arising out of or related to, the coming into force of Regulation (EU) 2019/942 establishing a European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (“recast”) (“the Agency Regulation”) and Regulation (EU) 2019/943 on the internal market for electricity (“recast”) (“the Electricity Regulation”), which repealed Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 and Regulation (EC) No 714/2009, respectively. The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2020 PART 1Preliminary1Citation and commencement PART 2Amendment of primary legislation2Gas Act 19863Electricity Act 19894Utilities Act 2000 PART 3Amendment of subordinate legislation: Great Britain5Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011 PART 4Amendment of Northern Ireland Legislation6The Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 19927The Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 PART 5Modifications of Standard Conditions8Modifications of standard conditions of gas licences and electricity licences SCHEDULEModifications of standard conditions of licences granted under the Gas Act 1986 and standard conditions of licences granted under the Electricity Act 1989PART 1Interpretation1In this Schedule— “electricity distribution licence” means a licence granted...PART 2Modifications of standard conditions of licences granted under the Gas Act 19862(1) The standard conditions of a gas interconnector licence are...PART 3Modifications of standard conditions of licences granted under the Electricity Act 19893Standard conditions of electricity transmission licences4Standard conditions of electricity distribution licences5Standard conditions of electricity supply licences6Standard conditions of electricity interconnector licences 2020 No. 96 Electricity Gas The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2020 Made at 2.00 p.m. on 3rd February 2020 Laid before Parliament at 5.00 p.m. on 3rd February 2020 Coming into force 25th February 2020

The Secretary of State is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to energy and energy sources.

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act, makes the following Regulations.
S.I. 2010/761. 1972 c. 68. The European Communities Act 1972 was repealed by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) with effect from exit day, but saved with modifications until IP completion day by section 1A of that Act (as inserted by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1). Section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and amended by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 and S.I. 2007/1388.
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The Secretary of State is designated
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