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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Electricity and Gas (Powers to Make Subordinate Legislation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 No. 1286
15. REMIT is amended as follows.
16. In Article 2 (definitions), after paragraph (8) insert—
“(8A) ‘national authority’ means—
(a)the Secretary of State, in relation to Great Britain;
(b)the Secretary of State or the Northern Ireland department, in relation to Northern Ireland;
(8B) ‘the Northern Ireland department’ means the Department for the Economy;”.
17.—(1) Article 6 (technical updating of definitions of inside information and market manipulation) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1—
(a)for the words from the beginning to “Article 20” substitute “A national authority may, by regulations, amend this Regulation”; and
(b)in subparagraph (a), omit “Union”.
(3) In paragraph 2—
(a)in the words before subparagraph (a), for “delegated acts” substitute “regulations”;
(b)in subparagraph (d), after “adopted” insert “, or regulations made,”.
18.—(1) Article 8 (data collection) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1, for “the Agency” substitute “the national regulatory authority”.
(3) In paragraph 2—
(a)in the first subparagraph, for “The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts”, substitute “A national authority may, by regulations”;
(b)in the second subparagraph—
(i)omit the first sentence; and
(ii)in the second sentence, for “They” substitute “Regulations under this paragraph”.
(4) In paragraph 3, in the second subparagraph—
(a)for “the implementing acts referred to in”, substitute “regulations under”; and
(b)for “the Agency” substitute “the national regulatory authority”.
(5) In paragraph 5, for “the Agency and national regulatory authorities”, substitute “the national regulatory authority”.
(6) In paragraph 6—
(a)in the first subparagraph, for “The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts”, substitute “A national authority may, by regulations”;
(b)in the second subparagraph—
(i)omit the first sentence; and
(ii)in the second sentence, for “They” substitute “Regulations under this paragraph”.
(7) After paragraph 6 insert—
“7. The powers to make regulations under paragraphs 2 and 6 include power to amend or replace any provision of an implementing act which—
(a)was made by the Commission under those paragraphs as they applied before exit day; and
(b)is retained direct EU legislation.”.
19. Omit Article 20 (exercise of the delegation) and Article 21 (committee procedure).
20. Before Article 22 insert—
1. Any power to make regulations conferred on the Secretary of State by this Regulation is exercisable by statutory instrument.
2. Such regulations may—
(a)include supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision; and
(b)make different provision for different cases.
3. Before the Secretary of State makes regulations which apply to Northern Ireland, the Secretary of State must consult the Northern Ireland department.
4. A statutory instrument containing regulations made under this Regulation is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
1. Any power to make regulations conferred on the Northern Ireland department by this Regulation is exercisable by statutory rule for the purpose of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.
2. Such regulations may—
(a)include incidental, supplemental, consequential and transitional provision; and
(b)make different provision for different cases.
3. Statutory rules containing regulations made under this Regulation are subject to negative resolution within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) Act 1954(1) as if they were a statutory instrument within the meaning of that Act.”.
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