Article 7 Release from obligations under section 32

Within 15 days after the production of the evidence referred to either in article 3(1) by the supply successor companies or in article 4(1)(d) or article 5(4) by the nominated person (or at such later or additional dates as the Scottish Ministers may consider necessary) the Authority shall report to the Scottish Ministers the extent to which it is satisfied that the supply successor companies have complied with their obligation in article 3(1) or that the nominated person has complied with his obligation in article 4(1)(d).

When the Scottish Ministers have declared that they are satisfied that a supply successor company has complied with his obligation in article 3(1) the supply successor company shall thereupon be released from his obligations under section 32 of the Electricity Act 1989^f1 and the Saving Arrangements Orders and the Scottish Ministers shall notify the supply successor company 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.