Paragraph 32

(1)

Article 63 (new interconnectors) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 1—

(a)

for the words from “Article 19(2) and (3)” to “Directive (EU) 2019/944” substitute “the provisions specified in paragraph 4A”;

(b)

in point (c), for “natural or legal person which” substitute “person who”;

(c)

in point (e), omit the words from “since” to “the Council,”;

(d)

in point (f), for “internal market for electricity” substitute “electricity market in Great Britain”.

(3)

In paragraph 4—

(a)

in the first subparagraph, for “authorities of the Member States concerned” substitute “authority”;

(b)

omit the second subparagraph;

(c)

in the third subparagraph, for “regulatory authorities” substitute “the regulatory authority”;

(d)

in the fourth subparagraph, for “regulatory authorities of the Member States concerned” substitute “regulatory authority”;

(e)

omit the fifth subparagraph.

(4)

After paragraph 4, insert—

“4A.

The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph 1 are the standard conditions of an interconnector licence granted under section 6(1)(e) of the Electricity Act 1989^f1 relating to—

(a)
the provision of third-party access to an interconnector;

(b)
tariffs or charging methodologies for such access;

(c)
use of revenues.”.

(5)

Omit paragraphs 5 to 8.

(6)

In paragraph 9—

(a)

omit the first sentence;

(b)

in the second sentence, for “8 shall apply to the decision” substitute “4A apply to the decision of the regulatory authority”.

(7)

Omit paragraphs 10 and 11.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1989 c. 29; see section 8A for the incorporation of the standard conditions to an interconnector licence.