# Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Paragraph 2: Arrangements for the supply of utilities

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Arrangements for—
(a) the supply of water under a relevant duty to supply water;
(b) the supply of electricity under an electricity supply licence;
(c) the supply of gas under a gas supply licence;
(d) the supply of heating, cooling or hot water by means of a relevant heat network under a heat network authorisation.
(2) 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—
(a) section 52 of the Water Industry Act 1991;
(b) Article 91 of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21));
(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).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/13/schedule/24/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/digital-markets-competition-and-consumers-act-2024/schedule-24/paragraph-2
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