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  "legislation": "nisr/2003/203",
  "legislation_title": "The Energy (2003 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-2003-order-commencement-no-1-order-northern-ireland-2003",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "PROVISIONS OF THE ENERGY (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 2003 COMING INTO OPERATION ON 1st APRIL 2003",
  "text": "Provisions of the Order\nSubject Matter\nPurpose\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\nPart II\nNew regulatory arrangements\nFor all purposes\nPart III\nObjectives of regulation of electricity and gas\nFor all purposes\nPart IV (except the words “or 45” in the definition of “enforcement function” in Article 22(10))\nFunctions of the General Consumer Council\nFor all purposes\nArticles 33 to 35\nConditions of licences\nFor all purposes\nArticles 41(1)(a) and (b) and (2) and 42 to 44 except the words “ ; or\n(iii) Part VII; in the definition of “relevant requirement” in Article 41(2)\nEnforcement – introductory and orders for securing compliance\nArticle 45(9)\nMaximum financial penalty\nFor the purposes of enabling the Department to make an order determining turnover\nArticle 46\nStatement of policy with respect to penalties\nFor the purposes of enabling the Authority to consult upon, prepare and publish a statement of policy with respect to the imposition of penalties and the determination of their amount\nArticle 51\nPower to require information\nFor all purposes other than the purpose of enforcing standards of performance prescribed under Article 42 of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992\nArticle 61\nGrants for energy purposes\nFor all purposes\nArticle 62\nReasons for decisions\nFor all purposes\nArticle 63\nGeneral restrictions on disclosure of information\nFor all purposes\nSchedule 1\nThe Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation\nFor all purposes\nThe following paragraphs of Schedule 3 and Article 65 in so far as it relates to them –\nAmendments to –\nparagraphs 3(1), 7(1), 7(3), 9, 14 to 17, 19 and 20\nThe Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992\nFor all purposes\nparagraphs 22, 23, 25, 27, 28(1), 28(3), 30 to 34, 37 and 38\nThe Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996\nFor all purposes\nIn Schedule 5 the following entries (and Article 65 in so far as it relates to them) –\nRepeals\nthe entry relating to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975\nFor all purposes\nthe entry relating to the General Consumer Council (Northern Ireland) Order 1984\nFor all purposes\nthe entries relating to Articles 2(2), 3, 4 to 7, 28 to 30, 31(1), 48, 49, 50(4), 51, 53 to 57 and 61 of, and Schedules 1 and 2 to, the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992\nFor all purposes other than –\n(a) the repeals in the definition of “authorised area” in Article 3; and\n(b) the repeal of Article 53(1) to (3), (5) and (6)\nthe entry relating to the Competition and Service (Northern Ireland) Order 1992\nFor all purposes\nthe entry relating to the Airports (Northern Ireland) Order 1994\nFor all purposes\nthe entries relating to Articles 2(2), 4, 5, 19 to 21, 25, 26, 27(4), 28, 30(1), 30(4), (5) and (6), 31 to 33 34(1) and 44 of, and Schedules 1 and 6 to, the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996\nFor all purposes other than the repeal of Article 32(1) to (3), (5) and (6)\nthe entry relating to the Ombudsman (Northern Ireland) Order 1996\nFor all purposes\nthe entry relating to the Competition Act 1998\nFor all purposes\nthe entry relating to the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999\nFor all purposes",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1992/231 (N.I. 1); Article 42 was amended by Article 3(1) of the Competition and Service (Electricity) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, S.I. 1992/1720 (N.I. 13)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/275 (N.I. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1975 c. 25"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.I. 1984/1822 (N.I. 12)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "S.I. 1992/1720 (N.I. 13)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "S.I. 1994/426 (N.I. 1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/1298 (N.I. 8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "1998 c. 41"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "S.I. 1999/662 (N.I. 6)"
    }
  ],
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