The Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007

Licensing of SEM operator

4.—(1) In Article 8(1) of the Electricity Order (prohibition on unlicensed activities)—

(a) omit “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (b); and

(b) after sub-paragraph (c) insert

“or

(d) acts as SEM operator,”.

(2) At the end of Article 8 of that Order add—

“(6) For the purposes of this Part a person acts as SEM operator if his responsibilities include responsibility, pursuant to the trading and settlement code referred to in the SEM Memorandum, for calculating charges and other payments due under that code.

(7) In paragraph (6) “the SEM Memorandum” means the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in Article 2(3) of the Electricity (Single Wholesale Market)(Northern Ireland) Order 2007.”.

(3) In Article 9(1) of that Order (exemptions) for “or (c)” substitute “, (c) or (d)”.

(4) In Article 10(1) of that Order (licences)—

(a) omit “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (b); and

(b) after sub-paragraph (c) insert

“or

(d) to act as SEM operator.”.