Paragraph 1

(1)

Article 1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In the first sentence—

(a)

for “the Union” substitute “the United Kingdom”;

(b)

for “internal market in natural gas (‘gas’)” substitute “market in natural gas (‘gas’) in the United Kingdom”;

(c)

omit “, including solidarity measure of a last resort,”; and

(d)

for “the Member States and the Union” substitute “the Secretary of State, the Northern Ireland department and the regulatory authority”.

(3)

In the second sentence—

(a)

omit “, in a spirit of solidarity,”; and

(b)

omit “at national, regional and Union level”.