PART IIELECTRICITY SUPPLY

Other functions of Director

General functions50

1

It shall be the duty of the Director, so far as it appears to him practicable to do so—

a

to keep under review the carrying on both in Northern Ireland and elsewhere of activities to which this paragraph applies; and

b

to collect information with respect to those activities, and the persons by whom they are carried on, with a view to facilitating the exercise of hisF1 electricity functions;

and this paragraph applies to any activities connected with the generation, transmission F2, distribution and supply of electricity, including in particular activities connected with the supply to any premises of heat produced in association with electricity and steam produced from and air and water heated by such heat.

2

The Department may give general directions indicating—

a

considerations to which the Director should have particular regard in determining the order of priority in which matters are to be brought under review in performing his duty under paragraph (1)(a) or (b); and

b

considerations to which, in cases where it appears to the Director that any of hisF1 electricity functions are exercisable, he should have particular regard in determining whether to exercise those functions.

F32A

A direction under paragraph (2) does not apply in relation to—

a

the exercise by the SEM Committee of its functions under Article 6(2) or 8 of the Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007;

b

the Authority in giving effect to any decision of the SEM Committee'.

3

It shall be the duty of the Director, where either he considers it expedient or he is requested by the Department orF5 the Office of Fair Trading to do so, to give information, advice and assistance to the Department orF5 the Office of Fair Trading with respect to any matter in respect of which anyF1 of the electricity functions of the Authority is exercisable.

F13A

In this Article “electricity functions” means—

a

functions under this Part; and

b

functions under the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 relating to electricityF4 and

c

functions under the Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007.

Para. (4) rep. by 2003 NI 6