Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Article 11 U.K. Declaration of a crisis

1. There shall be the following three crisis levels:

(a) early warning level (‘early warning’): where there is concrete, serious and reliable information that an event which is likely to result in significant deterioration of the gas supply situation may occur and is likely to lead to the alert or the emergency level being triggered; the early warning level may be activated by an early warning mechanism;

(b) alert level (‘alert’): where a disruption of gas supply or exceptionally high gas demand which results in significant deterioration of the gas supply situation occurs but the market is still able to manage that disruption or demand without the need to resort to non-market-based measures;

(c) emergency level (‘emergency’): where there is exceptionally high gas demand, significant disruption of gas supply or other significant deterioration of the gas supply situation and all relevant market-based measures have been implemented but the gas supply is insufficient to meet the remaining gas demand so that non-market-based measures have to be additionally introduced with a view, in particular, to safeguarding gas supplies to protected customers in accordance with Article 6.

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[F2 4. When an emergency is declared the Secretary of State must follow the pre-defined action as set out in the emergency plan. In duly justified exceptional circumstances, the Secretary of State may take action deviating from the emergency plan.]

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6. The [F4 Secretary of State] shall ensure that:

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(c) cross-border access to infrastructure in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 is maintained as far as technically and safely possible, in accordance with the emergency plan.

7. During an emergency and on reasonable grounds, upon a request of the relevant electricity or gas transmission system operator [F6 the Secretary of State] may decide to prioritise the gas supply to certain critical gas-fired power plants over the gas supply to certain categories of protected customers, if the lack of gas supply to such critical gas-fired power plants either:

(a) could result in severe damage in the functioning of the electricity system; or

(b) would hamper the production and/or transportation of gas.

[F7 The Secretary of State] shall base any such measure on the risk assessment.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 11(2)(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 11(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Art. 11(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 11(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Art. 11(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 11(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Words in Art. 11(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 11(5)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5 Art. 11(6)(a)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 11(5)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6 Words in Art. 11(7) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 11(6)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F7 Words in Art. 11(7) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 11(6)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F8 Words in Art. 11(7) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 11(6)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F9 Art. 11(8)(9) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 11(7); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)