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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 31(2) of the Energy Act 2010, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Electricity, Scotland

Gas, Scotland

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The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9, 10, 14 and 31(5) and (6) of the Energy Act 2010^f1 with the consent of the Treasury^f2 and with the agreement of the Scottish Ministers^f3.

In accordance with section 14 of the Energy Act 2010, the Secretary of State has consulted the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, licensed electricity suppliers, licensed gas suppliers and such other persons as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate^f4.

In accordance with section 31(2) of the Energy Act 2010 a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

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Footnotes

f1: 2010 c. 27. Section 9 was amended by section 58(2) of the Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11) and section 31(6) was amended by section 58(7) of that Act.
f2: The consent of the Treasury is required by section 14(3) of the Energy Act 2010 to make regulations under section 9 of that Act.
f3: Notwithstanding section 14A(1) and (2) of the Energy Act 2010, as inserted by section 58 of the Scotland Act 2016, the Secretary of State may, by virtue of section 14A(6)(a) of the Energy Act 2010, make any provision under section 9 of the Energy Act 2010 for the purposes of a scheme in relation to Scotland, with the agreement of the Scottish Ministers.
f4: See the definitions of “licensed electricity supplier” and “licensed gas supplier” in section 15(5).