4(1)The regulations may provide for the Regulator to have regard, in carrying out a function under the regulations, to—
(a)the interests of existing and future consumers in relation to electricity conveyed by distribution systems or transmission systems (within the meaning of the Electricity Act 1989);
(b)the interests of existing and future consumers in relation to gas conveyed through pipes (within the meaning of the Gas Act 1986);
(c)any interests of existing and future consumers in relation to—
(i)communications services and electronic communications apparatus, or
(ii)water services or sewerage services (within the meaning of the Water Industry Act 1991),
which are affected by the carrying out of that function.
(2)The regulations may provide for persons or bodies exercising regulatory functions in those fields to have regard, in carrying out a regulatory function, to the interests of existing or future consumers in relation to the supply of heating, cooling or hot water by means of relevant heat networks.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 18 para. 4 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 334(2)(l)