The Gas (Standards of Performance) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 257

Gas

The Gas (Standards of Performance) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Made

4th March 2021

Coming into force

1st April 2021

The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority(1) (the “Authority”), in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 33AA and 47 of the Gas Act 1986(2), makes the following Regulations.

In accordance with section 33BAA(1)(a)(3) of that Act, the Authority arranged for such research as it considered appropriate with a view to discovering the views of a representative sample of persons likely to be affected and considered the results.

In accordance with section 33BAA(1)(b), (2) and (3) of that Act, the Authority published a notice of its proposals and considered the representations made in respect of those proposals.

In accordance with section 33BAA(1)(c) and (4) of that Act, the Authority consulted Citizens Advice, Citizens Advice Scotland, gas suppliers, gas transporters and persons and bodies appearing to be representative of persons likely to be affected by these Regulations.

In accordance with section 33AA(2) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consented to the making of these Regulations.

(1)

The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority was established under section 1(1) of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27).

(2)

1986 c.44; section 33AA was inserted by section 90(2) of the Utilities Act 2000; and section 47 was amended by Schedule 2 to the Offshore Safety Act 1992 (c.15), paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992 (c.43), paragraph 53 of Schedule 3 to the Gas Act 1995 (c.45) and sections 3(2) and 100 of the Utilities Act 2000.

(3)

Section 33BAA was inserted by section 92 of the Utilities Act 2000 and amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2014/631.