Paragraph 2 Arrangements for the supply of utilitiesI1I2

Arrangements for—

In this paragraph—

• “electricity supply licence” means a licence granted under section 6 of the Electricity Act 1989 or Article 10 of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/231 (N.I.1));

• “gas supply licence” means a licence granted under section 7A(1) of the Gas Act 1986 or Article 8(1)(c) of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/275 (N.I.2));

• “heat network authorisation” means an authorisation conferred under regulations made under section 219 of the Energy Act 2023;

• “relevant duty to supply water” means the duty imposed by—

  1. (a)

     section 52 of the Water Industry Act 1991;

  2. (b)

     Article 91 of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21));

  3. (c)

     section 6 of the Water (Scotland) Act 1980;

• “relevant heat network” has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 8 of the Energy Act 2023 (see section 216 of that Act).