Energy Prices Act 2022

Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 U.K.

12 In Article 63 (general restrictions on disclosure of information)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a)—

(i) for “or Part II” substitute “, Part II”;

(ii) after “Gas Order” insert “, a relevant scheme or regulations made under section 11(1) or (2) or section 16 of the Energy Prices Act 2022”;

(b) in paragraph (3), after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) it is required by any person in exercise of a power to require information conferred by regulations under section 16 of the Energy Prices Act 2022;”;

(c) after paragraph (7) insert—

“(7A) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a disclosure of information which has been obtained—

(a) under or by virtue of a relevant scheme if it is made by a person in connection with that person’s performance of the terms of that relevant scheme;

(b) under or by virtue of regulations made under section 11(1) or (2) of the Energy Prices Act 2022 if the disclosure is made by a person in connection with the exercise of that person’s functions under the regulations.”;

(d) after paragraph (10) insert—

“(11) In this Article “relevant scheme” means—

(a) a domestic electricity price reduction scheme for Northern Ireland, or

(b) a domestic gas price reduction scheme for Northern Ireland,

established under section 5 of the Energy Prices Act 2022.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 para. 12 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 30(6)