{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-northern-ireland-order-1992/article-10C",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-northern-ireland-order-1992/article-10C.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1992/231",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-northern-ireland-order-1992",
  "path": "article/10C",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "10C",
  "heading": "Application for certification",
  "text": "(1) An application for certification may not be made unless the applicant has first consulted, in such manner and within such period as the Authority may specify in writing, with any related transmission licensee in respect of the application.\n(2) An application for certification must be made—\n(a) in writing to the Authority; and\n(b) before such date and in such form and contain such information as the Authority may specify in writing.\n(3) The applicant must, at the same time as it makes an application for certification, send a copy of it to any related transmission licensee.\n(4) If the application is made on or after 3rd March 2013 and either—\n(a) the applicant is; or\n(b) the application is made on the basis of the third certification ground under Article 10F(5) and the applicant nominates as an independent system operator,\na person from a third country or a person controlled by a person from a third country, the Authority must notify the Department and the European Commission as soon as is reasonably practicable.\n(5) A related transmission licensee may, make such representations to the Authority as it thinks fit in respect of the application for certification in question, including representations as to any qualification measures whether or not proposed by the applicant.\n(6) The Authority may specify a date by which such representations must be made.\n(7) The Authority may request from an applicant for certification any further information the Authority considers is relevant to the application, and the applicant must supply that information if—\n(a) it is in the applicant's possession or control; or\n(b) it is information which the applicant could reasonably be expected to obtain.\n(8) The Authority may request a relevant producer or supplier, and any related transmission licensee, for any information the Authority considers relevant to an application for certification, and the person so requested must supply that information if—\n(a) it is in his possession or control; or\n(b) it is information which he could reasonably be expected to obtain.\n(9) A person requested to supply information under paragraph (7) or (8) must do so by the date specified by the Authority in the request.\n(10) The Authority shall have regard to any representations made by a related transmission licensee in accordance with paragraphs (5) and (6) in making a decision as to whether or not the applicant should be certified and what, if any, qualification measures should be taken.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Arts. 10B-10L inserted (15.4.2011) by Gas and Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/155), reg. 10"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1992/231/article/10C",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:45:18.917801+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}