Regulation 51 Review

(1)

Before the end of each review period, the Secretary of State must—

(a)

carry out a review of F1the Internal Markets Regulations,

(b)

set out the conclusions of the review in a report, and

(c)

publish the report.

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(3)

The report must in particular—

(a)

set out the objectives intended to be achieved by F3the Internal Markets Regulations,

(b)

assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved, and

(c)

assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation.

(4)

“Review period” means—

(a)

the period of five years beginning with the day on which these Regulations come into force, and

(b)

subject to paragraph (5), each successive period of five years.

(5)

If a report under this regulation is published before the last day of the review period to which it relates, the following review period is to begin with the day on which that report is published.

(6)

In this regulation—

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F10“Internal Markets Regulations” means—
1. (a)
  these Regulations;
2. (b)
  the Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2014;
3. (c)
  F11the Electricity and Gas (Ownership Unbundling) Regulations 2014;
4. (d)
  F12the Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2017;
5. (e)
  F13the Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2020;
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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 51(1)(a) substituted (14.1.2015) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3332), regs. 1(1), 8(a)
F2: Reg. 51(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 81(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in reg. 51(3)(a) substituted (14.1.2015) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3332), regs. 1(1), 8(a)
F4: Words in reg. 51(6) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 81(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5: Words in reg. 51(6) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 81(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6: Words in reg. 51(6) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 81(3)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7: Words in reg. 51(6) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 81(3)(ca) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 3(29)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8: Words in reg. 51(6) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 81(3)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9: Words in reg. 51(6) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 81(3)(da) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 3(29)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F10: Words in reg. 51(6) inserted (14.1.2015) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3332), regs. 1(1), 8(b)(i)
F11: Words in reg. 51(6) inserted (15.1.2015) by The Electricity and Gas (Ownership Unbundling) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3333), regs. 1(1), 5(2) (with reg. 4)
F12: Words in reg. 51(6) inserted (24.4.2017) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/493), regs. 1(1), 8(3)(b)
F13: Words in reg. 51(6) inserted (25.2.2020) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/96), regs. 1, 5(2)(b)(iii)
F14: Words in reg. 51(6) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 81(3)(e); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F15: Words in reg. 51(6) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 81(3)(f); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)