Article 7 Release from obligations under section 32

Within 45 days after the commencement of the order period (or at such later or additional dates as the Secretary of State may consider necessary) the Director shall report to the Secretary of State the extent to which he is satisfied that public electricity suppliers have complied with their obligation in article 3(1).

When the Secretary of State has declared that he is satisfied that a public electricity supplier has complied with his obligation in article 3(1) the public electricity supplier shall thereupon be released from his obligations under section 32 of the Electricity Act 1989 and NFFO Orders 3,4&5 and the Secretary of State shall notify the public electricity supplier in writing of such declaration specifying the date (which may not be earlier than the commencement of the order period) on which such release took effect.