# The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 6

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Article 8 applies as if—
(a) in paragraph 1, for “By 16 November 2013, each Member State shall designate one national competent authority which shall be”, there were substituted “ The Secretary of State is the competent authority ”;
(b) in paragraph 2, in the first subparagraph, in point (a), for “the competent authority notifies the Commission of that delegation and the information therein” there were substituted “ notice of that delegation ”;
(c) in paragraph 3—
(i) in the first subparagraph, for “Union law” in each place that it occurs, there were substituted “assimilated direct law ”;
(ii) the third subparagraph were omitted.
(d) in paragraph 4, for “Member States may apply different schemes as set out in paragraph 3” there were substituted “ Different schemes as set out in paragraph 3 may be applied ”;
(e) in paragraph 5—
(i) for the words from “two” to “themselves” there were substituted “ the United Kingdom and in one or more member States, the competent authority must endeavour to cooperate efficiently and effectively and coordinate with the competent authorities of those member States ”;
(ii) for “Member States shall endeavour to provide for joint procedures”, there were substituted “ The Secretary of State must endeavour to provide for joint procedures with those member States ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/530/schedule/4/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-etc-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-4/paragraph-6
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