Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 96

Electricity

Gas

The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2020

Made

at 2.00 p.m. on 3rd February 2020

Laid before Parliament

at 5.00 p.m. on 3rd February 2020

Coming into force

25th February 2020

The Secretary of State is designated M1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M2 in relation to energy and energy sources.

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act, makes the following Regulations.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2010/761.

M2 1972 c. 68. The European Communities Act 1972 was repealed by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) with effect from exit day, but saved with modifications until IP completion day by section 1A of that Act (as inserted by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1). Section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and amended by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 and S.I. 2007/1388.