{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-etc-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-21",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2019/530",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-etc-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "regulation/21",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Section 8N (continuation or withdrawal of certification) is amended as set out in paragraphs (2) to (9).\n(2) In subsection (1)—\n(a) for “8K(3) or (5)” substitute “ 8K(5) ”;\n(b) for “8K(4) or (6)” substitute “ 8K(6) ”;\n(c) in paragraph (a)—\n(i) omit “preliminary”;\n(ii) for “that the certification should be continued” substitute “ to continue the certification ”;\n(d) in paragraph (b)—\n(i) omit “preliminary”;\n(ii) for “that the certification should be withdrawn” substitute “ to withdraw the certification ”.\n(3) In subsection (2)—\n(a) omit “preliminary”;\n(b) for “that the certification should be continued” substitute “ to continue the certification ”.\n(4) In subsection (3)—\n(a) in paragraph (a)—\n(i) omit “preliminary”;\n(ii) for “that the certification should be continued” substitute “ to continue the certification ”;\n(b) in paragraph (b)—\n(i) omit “preliminary”;\n(ii) for “that the certification should be withdrawn” substitute “ to withdraw the certification ”.\n(5) In subsection (4)—\n(a) omit “preliminary”;\n(b) for “that the certification should be continued” substitute “ to continue the certification ”.\n(6) In subsection (5)—\n(a) omit “preliminary”;\n(b) omit paragraph (b) and the “and” before it.\n(7) Omit subsections (6) to (9).\n(8) After subsection (9) insert—\n“(9A) The Authority must publish its decision to continue a certification, or to withdraw a certification, together with the reasons for it, in such manner as it considers appropriate.”.\n(9) In subsection (10)—\n(a) in the words before paragraph (a), for “8G(9)(a) and (b)” substitute “ 8G(9)(b) ”;\n(b) in paragraph (a), for “8G(9)(a) and (b)” substitute “ 8G(9)(b) ”.\n(10) Where, immediately before IP completion day, the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority has made a preliminary decision under section 8N of the Gas Act 1986 on a review under section 8K(5) or (8), but not a final decision under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005, the Authority's preliminary decision is to be treated on and after IP completion day as if it were a final decision under Article 3 made immediately before IP completion day.\n(11) If a preliminary decision of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority is treated as a final decision to continue a certification, or to withdraw a certification, because of paragraph (10), the Authority must publish, in such manner as it considers appropriate, a document setting out that decision and the reasons for it.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 21(10) substituted (15.9.2020) by The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1016), regs. 1(2), 3(8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 21 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/530/regulation/21",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:45:02.462087+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}