# The Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, Article 10D: Report where applicant connected with a country outside the European Economic Area


(1) This Article applies if the Department is notified by the Authority under Article 10C(4) that an application has been made by, or nominating as an independent system operator, a person from a third country or a person controlled by a person from a third country.
(2) The Department must prepare a report on whether the security of electricity supplies in the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area would be put at risk by the certification of the applicant.
(3) In preparing the report, the Department must take into account—
(a) any relevant international law; and
(b) any relevant agreement between the government of the United Kingdom and the government of the third country in question.
(4) The Department must send the report to the Authority within the 6 weeks beginning with the day on which the notification under Article 10C(4) is received by it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1992/231/article/10D (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-northern-ireland-order-1992/article-10D
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