2000 No. 2917 (C. 84)

ELECTRICITY
GAS

The Utilities Act 2000 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2000

Made

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 110(2) of the Utilities Act 20001, hereby makes the following Order:—

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Utilities Act 2000 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2000.

Provisions of the Utilities Act 2000 commenced by this Order2

1st November 2000 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the provisions of the Utilities Act 2000 listed in the first column of the Schedule to this Order for the purposes set out in the second column.

Helen Liddell,Minister for Energy and Competitiveness in Europe,Department of Trade and Industry

SCHEDULEPROVISIONS OF THE UTILITIES ACT 2000 COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST NOVEMBER 2000

Article 2

Provisions of the Utilities Act 2000

Purpose

Section 1(1), (2) and (4) (creation of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority)

For all purposes

Section 2(1), (2) and (4) (creation of the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council)

For all purposes

Section 3(3) to (5) and (8) (schemes for the transfer to Authority and Council of property, rights and liabilities)

For all purposes

Schedule 1 (the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority)

For all purposes

Schedule 2, paragraphs 1 to 9 and 15 to 17 (the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council)

For all purposes

Schedule 3 (further provision about transfer of functions, property etc.)

For all purposes

In Schedule 6 (minor and consequential amendments)—

  • paragraphs 42 to 44

For all purposes

  • paragraph 45

For the purpose of inserting into the House of Commons Disqualification Act 19752 references to the “Gas and Electricity Markets Authority” and the “Gas and Electricity Consumer Council”

In Schedule 7, paragraph 26 (transitional provisions and savings)

For all purposes

(This note is not part of the Order)

This is the second Commencement Order made under the Utilities Act 2000 (“the Act”).

Article 2 brings into force on 1st November 2000 those provisions of the Act listed in the Schedule to the Order for the purposes specified therein. It brings into force those provisions of section 1 of the Act (section 1(1), (2) and (4)) which provide for the creation of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (“the Authority”) and for Schedule 1 to the Act (which relates to the establishment and functioning of the Authority) to take effect. Those provisions of section 2 (section 2(1), (2) and (4)) which provide for the creation of the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council (“the Council”) and certain paragraphs of Schedule 2 to the Act (which relates to the Council’s establishment and functioning) are also brought into force. Section 3(3) to (5) and (8) of, and Schedule 3 to the Act which relate to schemes for the transfer to the Authority and Council of property, rights and liabilities of the Director General of Gas Supply and Director General of Electricity Supply are also brought into force.

Further certain minor, consequential and transitional provisions are brought into force by article 2.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Utilities Act 2000 (“the Act”) were brought into force on 29th September 2000 by S.I. No. 2412—

Provisions of the Act

Purpose

Section 27

For certain purposes

Section 67

For all purposes

Section 106

For all purposes

Section 107

For all purposes

Section 109

For all purposes

The Order also brings into force on 21st November 2000 section 66 of the Act (subject to certain saving provisions).