# The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 70: Utilities Act 2000


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—
(a) a provision of retained EU law, as amended from time to time after exit day, or
(b) a condition in—
(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
(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;.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111179772/regulation/70 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-etc-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-70
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