Introductory text
ELECTRICITY
Made 17th January 2002
Coming into force 1st April 2002
The Gas and Electricity Market Authorityf1 in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 39, 39A, 39B, 40B, 42A and 60 of the Electricity Act 1989f2 and after consultationf3 with the Gas and Electricity Consumer Councilf4, persons authorised to supply electricity under section 6(1)(c) and 6(2) of the Electricity Act 1989 as in force prior to 1 October 2001 and with persons and bodies appearing to be representative of persons likely to be affected by the Regulations, after considering the results of research to discover the views of a representative sample of persons likely to be affected, and with the consent of the Secretary of State in accordance with sections 39(1) and 39A(1) of the Electricity Act 1989, makes the following Regulations—
Annotations
Footnotes
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The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority was established by section 1 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27).
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1989 c. 29. Section 39 is amended by paragraph 32 of Schedule 6 to the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27) sections 39A and 39B were inserted by section 54(2) of the Utilities Act 2000 and section 42A was inserted by section 58 of the Utilities Act 2000.
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Regulation 4 of the Utilities Act 2000 (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1782) amends the requirement for consultation set out in section 40B of the Electricity Act 1989 which was inserted by section 56 of the Utilities Act 2000.
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The Gas and Electricity Consumers Council was established by section 2 of the Utilities Act 2000.