# The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011, Regulation 39: Enforcement provisions of the Electricity Act 1989


(1) Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989 (electricity supply) is amended as follows.
(2) For the italic heading preceding section 25 substitute—
“Enforcement of obligations of regulated persons”.
(3) In each of the following provisions, for “licence holder” wherever it occurs substitute “regulated person”—
(a) section 25 (orders for securing compliance);
(b) section 26 (procedural requirements);
(c) section 27 (validity and effect of orders);
(d) section 27A (penalties);
(e) section 27C (time limits on the imposition of financial penalties);
(f) section 27E (appeals);
(g) section 27F (recovery of penalties);
(h) section 28(1) (power to require information etc).
(4) In section 25(8)—
(a) after the definition of “provisional order” insert—
““regulated person” means a person who is one or more of the following—
(a) a licence holder;
(b) a distribution exemption holder;
(c) a supply exemption holder;
(d) an electricity undertaking which is a relevant producer or supplier;”;
(b) in the definition of “relevant condition”, for “his licence” substitute “any licence held by that person”;
(c) in the definition of “relevant requirement”, for the words from “him” to the end of the definition substitute “that person under a provision specified in Schedule 6A as a relevant provision in respect of that person”.
(5) After Schedule 6 insert the Schedule set out in Schedule 4.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2011/9780111513965/regulation/39 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-internal-markets-regulations-2011/regulation-39
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