{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-northern-ireland-order-2003/article-38",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-northern-ireland-order-2003/article-38.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/2003/419",
  "legislation_title": "The Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-northern-ireland-order-2003",
  "path": "article/38",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "38",
  "heading": "Modification of licences: general provisions",
  "text": "(1) In exercising any power to modify an electricity licence under the Electricity Order or this Order, the Department, the Authority, the Secretary of State or the Competition and Markets Authority (as the case may be) shall have regard to the requirements and prohibitions laid down inthe Electricity Directive.\n(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 or the Competition and Markets Authority (as the case may be) shall have regard to any requirements and prohibitions contained in assimilated law which correspond to prohibitions and requirements in the Gas Directive.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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.)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "SR 2005/335"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "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.)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Art. 38(1) applied (15.4.2011) by Gas and Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/155), reg. 90(11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "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))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Art. 38(1) applied (25.7.2014) by Energy Efficiency Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/198), reg. 14(9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "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))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Art. 38(2) applied (25.7.2014) by Energy Efficiency Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/198), reg. 15(9)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/419/article/38",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:40:20.413064+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."
}