Limitation of rights under exclusive licences
7. For Article 9A there shall be substituted the following Article—
“Limitation of rights under exclusive licences
9A. The prohibition in Article 9(3) shall not apply to the grant by the Department or the Authority of a licence under Article 8(1)(c) authorising the holder to supply a customer—
(a)who is described in Article 24(1) of the Directive and in respect of whom the derogation in relation to that Article under the Commission Decision does not apply; and
(b)where the gas is supplied and conveyed through a direct line.”.