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Regulation 70 Utilities Act 2000

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

In section 106 (interpretation)—

(a)

omit the definition of “the Agency”;

(b)

omit the definition of “the Agency Regulation”;

(c)

omit the definition of “designated regulatory authority”;

(d)

omit the definition of “designated regulatory authority for Great Britain”;

(e)

at the appropriate place insert—

  • ““designated regulatory function” means a function of the Authority or the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation conferred by—

    1. (a)

      a provision of retained EU law, as amended from time to time after exit day, or

    2. (b)

      a condition in—

      1. (i)

        a licence under section 7, 7ZA or 7A of the Gas Act 1986 or Article 8 of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/275 (N.I. 2)), or

      2. (ii)

        a licence under section 6 or Article 10 of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/231 (N.I. 1)),

      as that condition is modified from time to time on or after exit day,

    where that function was, immediately before exit day, one of its functions as a regulatory authority designated in accordance with Article 35 of the Electricity Directive or Article 39 of the Gas Directive;.”.