The Electricity and Gas (Powers to Make Subordinate Legislation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 No. 1286

PART 2 U.K. Amendments to retained direct EU legislation

CHAPTER 2 U.K. Amendment of the Gas Regulation

Amendment of Article 7 U.K.

11.  For Article 7 (amendments of network codes) substitute—

“Article 7 U.K. Amendments of network codes

1.   A national authority may, by regulations, amend a gas network code.

2.   The power in paragraph 1 includes power to—

(a) insert into the gas network code new provision about the same subject-matter as, or related subject-matter to, an existing provision of the gas network code;

(b) revoke the gas network code or any provision of it, either with or without making replacement provision.

3.   Regulations under this Article must be consistent with the objectives of contributing to non-discrimination, effective competition and the efficient functioning of the market.

4.   Regulations under this Article may—

(a) include supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision; and

(b) make different provision for different cases.

5.   In this Article, “gas network code” and “national authority” have the same meanings as in Article 6.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 11 in force at 4.12.2018 for specified purposes and in force on IP completion day otherwise (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)