{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-internal-markets-regulations-2011/regulation-37",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-internal-markets-regulations-2011/regulation-37.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2011/2704",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-internal-markets-regulations-2011",
  "path": "regulation/37",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "37",
  "heading": "Enforcement provisions of the Gas Act 1986",
  "text": "(1) Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986 (gas supply) is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 22 (effect of directions) —\n(a) in subsection (1)—\n(i) omit “, 19B(11), 19D(11)”;\n(ii) for the words from “and the obligation” to “are duties” substitute “ is a duty ”;\n(b) in subsection (3) omit “or relevant duties”;\n(c) omit subsection (5).\n(3) For the italic heading preceding section 28 substitute—\n“Enforcement of obligations of regulated persons”.\n(4) In each of the following provisions, for “licence holder” wherever it occurs substitute “ regulated person ”\n(a) section 28 (orders for securing compliance with certain provisions);\n(b) section 29 (procedural requirements) ;\n(c) section 30 (validity and effect of orders) ;\n(d) section 30A (penalties) ;\n(e) section 30C (time limits on the imposition of penalties) ;\n(f) section 30E (appeals) ;\n(g) section 30F (recovery of penalties) ;\n(h) section 38(1) (power to require information etc) .\n(5) In section 28(8)—\n(a) after the definition of “provisional order” insert—\n““regulated person” means a person who is one or more of the following—\n(a)a licence holder;\n(b)a distribution exemption holder;\n(c)a supply exemption holder;\n(d)the owner of a storage facility;\n(e)the owner of an LNG import or export facility;\n(f)a gas undertaking which is a relevant producer or supplier;”;\n(b) in the definition of “relevant condition”, for “his licence” substitute “ any licence held by that person ”;\n(c) in the definition of “relevant requirement”, for the words from “him” to the end of the definition substitute “ that person under a provision specified in Schedule 4B as a relevant provision in respect of that person ”.\n(6) After Schedule 4A (as inserted by regulation 41(7)) insert the Schedule set out in Schedule 3.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1986 c. 44."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "Section 22 was amended by regulation 2(2) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to, S.I. 2000/1937. Another amendment has been made that is not relevant for these purposes."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "Section 28 was amended by section 48(1) and (2) of the Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992 (c. 43); by section 10(1) of, and paragraph 27(1), (3) and (5) of Schedule 3 to, the Gas Act 1995 (c. 45); by sections 3(2), 77(2), 95(2)(b), 96(1), (2), (3) and (5) and 108 of, and paragraphs 1 and 12 of Part 1 of Schedule 6 to, and Schedule 8 to, the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27); by sections 25(8), 45(4), 52(1) and 63(1) of, paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to, paragraph 1(1) and (2) of Schedule 5 to, and paragraphs 4 and 6 of Schedule 7 to, the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (c. 17); and by section 35 of, and paragraphs 1 and 2(1) of the Schedule to, the Energy Act 2010 (c. 27). Other amendments have been made that are not relevant for these purposes."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "Section 29 was amended by section 10(1) of, and paragraph 28 of Schedule 3 to, the Gas Act 1995 (c. 45) and by sections 3(2) and 96(1) and (6) of the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "Section 30 was amended by section 10(1) of, and paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to, the Gas Act 1995 (c. 45) and by sections 95(3) and 108 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27). Another amendment has been made that is not relevant for these purposes."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M6",
      "text": "Section 30A was inserted by section 95(1) of the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M7",
      "text": "Section 30C was inserted by section 95(1) of the Utilities Act 2000 and subsequently amended by section 24(1) of the Energy Act 2010 (c. 27)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M8",
      "text": "Section 30E was inserted by section 95(1) of the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M9",
      "text": "Section 30F was inserted by section 95(1) of the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M10",
      "text": "Section 38(1) was amended by section 10(1) of, and paragraph 46(1) of Schedule 3 to, and Schedule 6 to, the Gas Act 1995 (c. 45) and by section 95(5) of the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27)."
    }
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  "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."
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