Electricity Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

9.  In Article 45—

(a) in paragraphs (1), (4) and (5) for “the Director” in each place where the words occur there shall be substituted “the Authority”;

(b) in paragraph (1) for “public electricity suppliers” there shall be substituted “electricity suppliers and electricity distributors”;

(c) in paragraph (2) for “public electricity supplier” there shall be substituted “electricity supplier”;

(d) after paragraph (2) there shall be inserted:

“(2A) At such times as may be specified in a direction given by the Authority, each electricity distributor shall furnish to the Authority the following information, namely—

(a) as respects each standard prescribed by regulations under Article 42, the number of cases in which compensation was made and the aggregate amount or value of that compensation; and

(b) as respects each standard determined under Article 43A, such information with respect to the level of performance achieved by the distributor as may be so specified.

(2B) The Authority shall from time to time collect information with respect to—

(a) the compensation made by electricity distributors under Article 42;

(b) the levels of overall performance achieved by electricity distributors.

(2C) At such times as may be specified in a direction given by the Authority, each electricity distributor shall furnish to the Authority the following information, namely—

(a) as respects each standard prescribed by regulations under Article 42, the number of cases in which compensation was made and the aggregate amount or value of that compensation; and

(b) as respects each standard determined under Article 43A, such information with respect to the level of performance achieved by the distributor as may be so specified.”;

(e) in paragraph (3) for “A public electricity supplier” there shall be substituted “An electricity supplier” and after “paragraph (2)” there shall be inserted “and any electricity distributor who without reasonable excuse fails to do anything required of him by paragraph (2A) or (2C)”; and

(f) in paragraph (4) for “public electricity suppliers” there shall be substituted “electricity suppliers or electricity distributors”.