Article 8 Amendment of article 7 (matters to be considered by the Authority)

Article 7 (matters to be considered by the Authority) is amended as follows.

For paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1)

The matters referred to in article 6(2) are—

(a)

total customer numbers;

(b)

supplier customer numbers;

(c)

in relation to the carbon emissions reduction obligation, the overall carbon emissions reduction target;

(d)

in relation to the insulation obligation, the overall insulation target; and

(e)

in relation to the super priority group obligation, the overall super priority group target.”.

For paragraph (3)(a) substitute—

“(a)

total customer numbers are the mean of the total number of domestic customers supplied by suppliers on—

(i)

31st December 2007;

(ii)

31st December 2008;

(iii)

31st December 2009;

(iv)

31st December 2010; and

(v)

where applicable, 31st December 2011.”.