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  • art. 18(2)(aa) inserted by S.I. 2019/93, Sch. 1 para. 5(2)(b) (as substituted) by S.I. 2019/1245 reg. 22 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. The affecting statutory instrument has no legal effect. It was made under a procedure which meant that it ceased to have effect 28 days after signing unless it was debated and approved in Parliament within that time. It was not debated and approved within 28 days, so it has expired with no effect.)
  • art. 31A(1A) inserted by S.I. 2019/530 reg. 100(3) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Regs. 84-103 omitted (15.9.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 3(30))
  • art. 65(1A) inserted by S.I. 2006/2955 (N.I.) art. 3(2)
  • art. 65(3)-(5) added by S.I. 2006/2955 (N.I.) art. 3(3)

PART IN.I.INTRODUCTORY

Title and commencementN.I.

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on such day or days as the Head of the Department may by order appointF1.

(3) An order under paragraph (2) may also appoint a day for the coming into operation of any provision of an order made under section 38(2) of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973F2 as necessary or expedient in consequence of this Order which appears to the Head of the Department to be consequential on any provision of this Order brought into operation by the order.

F1fully exercised by SR 1992/63,117,1998/441

InterpretationN.I.

2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954F3 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(2) In this Order—

[F4the CMA” means the Competition and Markets Authority;]

“the Department” means the Department of Economic Development;

Definition rep. by 2003 NI 6

“modifications” includes additions, omissions, amendments and substitutions;

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;

“regulations”

(a)

except in Article 42 and Schedule 7, means regulations made by the Department;

(b)

in Article 42 and Schedule 7, means regulations made by the Director, with the consent of the Department;

“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.

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