Paragraph 8

(1)

Article 8 is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 1—

(a)

after “distort competition” insert “in the United Kingdom”; and

(b)

for the words from “internal market” to the end, substitute “gas market in the United Kingdom”.

(3)

In paragraph 2—

(a)

in the words before subparagraph (a)—

(i)

for “The competent authority of each Member State shall” substitute “The Secretary of State must”;

(ii)

for “, where it is not the competent authority, the national regulatory authority,” substitute “the regulatory authority”;

(b)

in subparagraph (a)—

(i)

omit “common and”; and

(ii)

for “nationals” substitute “national”.

(4)

Omit paragraphs 3 and 4.

(5)

Omit paragraph 6.

(6)

In paragraph 7—

(a)

in the first subparagraph—

(i)

in the first sentence, omit “and notified to the Commission”;

(ii)

omit the second sentence; and

(b)

omit the second subparagraph.

(7)

Omit paragraphs 8, 9, and 10.

(8)

Omit paragraph 12.