{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2023/section-188",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2023/section-188.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2023/52",
  "legislation_title": "Energy Act 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2023",
  "path": "section/188",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "188",
  "heading": "Selection on a non-competitive basis",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about the selection by the GEMA, otherwise than on a competitive basis, of the person who is to be the code manager in relation to a designated document.\n(2) Regulations under this section may make provision by reference to a determination by the GEMA or to the opinion of the GEMA as to any matter.\n(3) Regulations under this section must make provision so as to ensure that a person (“P”) may not be selected to be the code manager in relation to a designated document unless the GEMA is satisfied that P would not, if selected, have a financial or other interest likely to prejudice the discharge by P of the functions of code manager.\n(4) The provision that may be made by virtue of subsection (1) includes provision for the selection by the GEMA of a person (other than an individual) formed by the GEMA.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 188 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 334(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 188 in force at 10.9.2024 by S.I. 2024/890, reg. 2(b)(iv)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/188",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:50:44.989649+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."
}