17. For paragraph 2 substitute—
2.—(1) The Gas Act 1986 M1 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 27(1ZA) M2—
(a)omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (a);
(b)after paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa)an order under section 84C of that Act made in relation to a retained EU merger commitment if one or more persons who gave the commitment was engaged in the carrying on of activities authorised or regulated by a licence at the time the commitment was given; or”.
(3) In section 36A(3) M3—
(a)at the end of paragraph (a), insert “ or ”;
(b)omit paragraphs (c) and (d).
(4) In section 41EB(1A)(b) M4, for “subsection (8A)” substitute “ subsections (8A), (8B) and (8C) ”.”.]
Marginal Citations
M2Subsections (1) and (1ZA) of section 27 were substituted for subsection (1) as originally enacted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 9 to the Enterprise Act 2002 and subsequently amended by paragraphs 15 and 22 of Schedule 6 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 and S.I. 2014/892.
M3Section 36A was inserted by paragraph 43 of Schedule 3 to the Gas Act 1995 (c. 45); subsection (3) was substituted by section 54(2) and paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 10 to the Competition Act 1998, further substituted by S.I. 2004/1261, and subsequently amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 15 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 and by S.I. 2014/892.
M4Section 41EB was inserted by paragraph 15 of Schedule 25 to the Enterprise Act 2002; subsection (1A) was subsequently inserted by S.I. 2014/892.