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[F11.U.K.The following are relevant provisions in relation to all licence holders [F2(except the holder of a smart meter communication licence)] —
(a)sections 32 to 32M;
(b)section 42C;
(c)section 25(5) of the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (directions to comply with requirements under section 24 of that Act);
F3(ca). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d)in the Electricity Regulation—
(i)[F4Article 50(5)] (provision of information relating to the transmission system etc),
(ii)[F5Article 16(10) and (12)] (duties relating to intended use of capacity);
F6(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F7[F8(f). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(g)in the Transparency Regulation—
(i)Article 4 (submission and publication of data),
(ii)Article 6 (information on total load),
(iii)Article 7 (information relating to the unavailability of consumption units),
(iv)Article 8 (year-ahead forecast margin),
(v)Article 9 (transmission infrastructure),
(vi)Article 10 (information relating to the unavailability of transmission infrastructure),
(vii)Article 11 (information relating to the estimation and offer of cross zonal capacities),
(viii)Article 12 (information relating to the use of cross zonal capacities),
(ix)Article 13 (information relating to congestion management measures),
(x)Article 14 (forecast generation),
(xi)Article 15 (information relating to the unavailability of generation and production units),
(xii)Article 16 (actual generation),
(xiii)Article 17 (balancing).]]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 6A inserted (10.11.2011) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2704), regs. 1(1), 39(5), Sch. 4 (as amended (14.1.2015) by S.I. 2014/3332, regs. 1(1), 7)
F2Words in Sch. 6A para. 1 inserted (19.9.2012) by The Electricity and Gas (Smart Meters Licensable Activity) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2400), arts. 1, 16(2)
F3Sch. 6A para. 1(ca) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2019/530, reg. 62(1A)(a) (as inserted by The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1016), regs. 1(2), 3(25)(b))
F4Words in Sch. 6A para. 1(d)(i) substituted (25.2.2020) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/96), regs. 1, 3(9)(a)(ii)(aa)
F5Words in Sch. 6A para. 1(d)(ii) substituted (25.2.2020) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/96), regs. 1, 3(9)(a)(ii)(bb)
F6Sch. 6A para. 1(e) omitted (25.2.2020) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/96), regs. 1, 3(9)(a)(iii)
F7Sch. 6A para. 1(f) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2019/530, reg. 62(1A)(b) (as inserted by The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1016), regs. 1(2), 3(25)(b))
F8Sch. 6A para. 1(f)(g) inserted (25.2.2020) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/96), regs. 1, 3(9)(a)(iv)
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