The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011

Minor and consequential amendments

45.—(1) In section 10(4) of the Electricity Act 1989 (duty to copy notice and comply with direction)(1) omit “, 11”.

(2) In paragraph 19A(9) of Schedule 7 to the Competition Act 1998 (manner in which general functions are to be carried out)(2), in the definition of “special reference group”—

(a) in paragraph (d) omit “24 or”; and

(b) in paragraph (e) omit “12 or”.

(3) In section 104(1) of the Utilities Act 2000 (specialist members of the Competition Commission)(3)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “section 24, 26A or” substitute “any of sections 23B to 23G(4) or section”; and

(b) in paragraph (b), for “section 12, 14A or” substitute “any of sections 11C to 11H or section”.

(1)

1989 c. 29.

(2)

1998 c. 41. Paragraph 19A was inserted by section 187(3) of the Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40). The definition of ‘special reference group’ was amended by section 406(1) and (7) of, and paragraph 153(1) and (3) of Schedule 17, and Schedule 19(1) to, the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21); by section 1010(1) of, and paragraph 54 of Schedule 8 to, the Water Act 2003 (c. 37); and by article 11 of, and paragraph 3(a)(i) and (ii) of the Schedule to, S.I. 2005/3172. Other amendments have been made to Schedule 7 that are not relevant for these purposes.

(3)

Section 104 was amended by section 53(1)(a) and (b) and 101(2) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 9 to, the Water Act 2003 (c. 37); and by article 11 of, and paragraph 4(a) and (b) of Part 1 of the Schedule to, S.I. 2005/3172.

(4)

Sections 23B to 23G of the Gas Act 1986 (c. 44) are inserted by regulation 41(7) of these Regulations.