The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Amendment) (Gas and Electricity Appeals) Regulations 2015

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Amendment) (Gas and Electricity Appeals) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 6th February 2015.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the 2013 Act” means the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013(1);

“the Authority” means the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation;

“the CMA” means the Competition and Markets Authority;

“the CMA panel” has the same meaning as in Schedule 4 to the 2013 Act (see Part 3 of that Schedule)(2);

“the Electricity Order” means the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992(3);

“the Gas Order” means the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996(4); and

“the operative date” means 6th February 2015.

(1)

2013 c. 24.

(2)

Schedule 4 was amended by paragraph 2(2) to (4) of Schedule 5 to the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (c. 33).

(3)

S.I. 1992/231 (N.I.1), amended by S.R. (N.I.) 2015 No. 1. There are other amendments to S.I. 1992/231 (N.I.1) but none is relevant to these Regulations.

(4)

S.I. 1996/275 (N.I.2), amended by S.R. (N.I.) 2015 No. 1. There are other amendments to S.I. 1996/275 (N.I.2) but none is relevant to these Regulations.