Paragraph 5 I1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Article 4 is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 1—

(a)

in the opening words before point (a)—

(i)

for “Member States” substitute “ the Secretary of State ”;

(ii)

for “regulatory authorities,” substitute “ the regulatory authority ”;

(iii)

omit “, competent entities”;

(b)

in point (h), omit “European”.

(3)

In paragraph 2—

(a)

in the words before point (a), for “the relevant regulatory authority in accordance with Article 37 of Directive 2009/72/EC” substitute “ the regulatory authority ”;

(b)

in point (d), omit the words from “, unless defined by” to the end of the sentence.

(4)

Omit paragraph 3.

(5)

In paragraph 5, omit “or the entity designated by the Member State”.

(6)

In paragraph 6, for “Member States may” to “authorities of the Member States”, substitute “ the Secretary of State may require prior approval by the regulatory authority ”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)