Section 121 GEMA’s power to act on behalf of Northern Ireland regulatorI1

United Kingdom

(1)

GEMA and the Northern Ireland Authority for F1Utility Regulation (“the Northern Ireland Authority”) shall be entitled—

(a)

to enter into arrangements for GEMA to act on behalf of the Northern Ireland Authority for, or in connection with, the carrying out of the 2003 renewables obligations functions; and

(b)

to give effect to those arrangements.

(2)

In this section “the 2003 renewables obligations functions” means the functions conferred on the Northern Ireland Authority under or for the purposes of F2the Northern Ireland provisions.

F3(3)

For this purpose “the Northern Ireland provisions” means—

(a)

Articles 52 to 55 of the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (renewables obligations for Northern Ireland suppliers), and

(b)

any provision made (whether before or after the passing of the Energy Act 2008) by an order under Article 56 of the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 which amends Part 7 of that Order.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in s. 121(1) substituted (26.1.2009) by Energy Act 2008 (c. 32), ss. 40(1)(a), 110(2); S.I. 2009/45, art. 2(a)(iii)
F2: Words in s. 121(2) substituted (26.1.2009) by Energy Act 2008 (c. 32), ss. 40(1)(b), 110(2); S.I. 2009/45, art. 2(a)(iii)
F3: S. 121(3) inserted (26.1.2009) by Energy Act 2008 (c. 32), ss. 40(1)(c), 110(2); S.I. 2009/45, art. 2(a)(iii)

Commencement

I1: S. 121 in force at 5.10.2004 by S.I. 2004/2575, art. 2(1), Sch. 1