Article 38 Modification of licences: general provisions

Northern Ireland

In exercising any power to modify an electricity licence under the Electricity Order or this Order, the Department, the Authority, the Secretary of State F1or the Competition and Markets Authority (as the case may be) shall have regard to the requirements and prohibitions laid down inF2F3the Electricity Directive.

C6 C7(2)

In exercising any power to modify a gas licence under the Gas Order or this Order, the Department, the Authority, the Secretary of State F4or the Competition and Markets Authority (as the case may be) shall have regard to F5any requirements and prohibitions contained in F6assimilated law which correspond to prohibitions and requirements in the Gas Directive.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in art. 38(1) substituted (1.4.2014) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 26(4), 103(3), Sch. 6 para. 169; S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(d) (with Sch.)
F2: SR 2005/335
F3: Words in art. 38(1) substituted (15.4.2011) by virtue of Gas and Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/155), reg. 84(a)
F4: Words in art. 38(2) substituted (1.4.2014) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 26(4), 103(3), Sch. 6 para. 169; S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(d) (with Sch.)
F5: Words in art. 38(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 139(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6: Word in art. 38(2) substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1424), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 52(5)

Modifications

C1: Art. 38(1) applied (20.6.2007) by Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/913 (N.I. 7)), arts. 1(3), 3(8) (with art. 3(9)); S.R. 2007/303, art. 2, Sch.
C2: Art. 38(1) applied (3.7.2007) by Electricity Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/321), regs. 1(1), 60(8) (with reg. 60(9) and transitional provisions in Pt. IV)
C3: Art. 38(1) applied (15.4.2011) by Gas and Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/155), reg. 90(11)
C4: Art. 38(1) applied (15.4.2011) by Gas and Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/155), reg. 91(9) (with reg. 91(10))
C5: Art. 38(1) applied (25.7.2014) by Energy Efficiency Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/198), reg. 14(9)
C6: Art. 38(2) applied (15.4.2011) by Gas and Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/155), reg. 92(9) (with reg. 92(10))
C7: Art. 38(2) applied (25.7.2014) by Energy Efficiency Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/198), reg. 15(9)