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

Amendments to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013

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2.—(1) Part 3 of Schedule 4 to the 2013 Act (Competition and Markets Authority: the CMA panel) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 35 (membership of CMA panel)(1)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (1), omit paragraph (e),

(b)in sub-paragraph (2), for “(e)” substitute “(d)”, and

(c)in sub-paragraph (3), in the definition of “specialist utility functions”, after paragraph (d) insert—

(da)an appeal under article 14B of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (SI 1992/231 (NI 1));

(db)an appeal under article 14B of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (SI 1996/275 (NI 2));.

(3) In paragraph 48 (performance of functions of chair with respect to constitution etc of CMA group)(2), in sub-paragraph(4)(c), after sub-paragraph (ii) insert—

(iia)Schedule 5A to the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (SI 1992/231 (NI 1));

(iib)Schedule 3A to the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (SI 1996/275 (NI 2));.

(4) In paragraph 51 (requirement to make rules of procedure for certain groups), in sub-paragraph (6)(c), omit sub-paragraphs (v) and (vii).

(1)

Paragraph 35(1) was amended by paragraph 2 (2) of Schedule 5 to the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013.

(2)

Paragraph 48(4) was amended by paragraph 2(4).of Schedule 5 to the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013.