3(1)After the abolition of the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council under section 30(1), any duty of the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council to make an annual report, in relation to any financial year for which such a report has not been made, is to be discharged by the Council.U.K.
(2)The period between the abolition of the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council and the end of the preceding financial year (if less than 12 months) is to be treated as its financial year for which the last annual report is required.
(3)If that period is 9 months or longer the Council must make the last annual report as soon as practicable after the end of that period.
(4)If that period is shorter than 9 months the last annual report must be made no later than the first report of the Council under section 7.
(5)In this paragraph—
“annual report” means a report required by paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27);
“financial year” means a year ending with 31 March.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 para. 3 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.