# Energy Prices Act 2022, Paragraph 12: Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In Article 63 (general restrictions on disclosure of information)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(a)—
(i) for “or Part II” substitute “, Part II”;
(ii) after “Gas Order” insert “, a relevant scheme or regulations made under section 11(1) or (2) or section 16 of the Energy Prices Act 2022”;
(b) in paragraph (3), after paragraph (b) insert—
“(ba) it is required by any person in exercise of a power to require information conferred by regulations under section 16 of the Energy Prices Act 2022;”;
(c) after paragraph (7) insert—
“(7A) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a disclosure of information which has been obtained—
(a) under or by virtue of a relevant scheme if it is made by a person in connection with that person’s performance of the terms of that relevant scheme;
(b) under or by virtue of regulations made under section 11(1) or (2) of the Energy Prices Act 2022 if the disclosure is made by a person in connection with the exercise of that person’s functions under the regulations.”;
(d) after paragraph (10) insert—
“(11) In this Article “relevant scheme” means—
(a) a domestic electricity price reduction scheme for Northern Ireland, or
(b) a domestic gas price reduction scheme for Northern Ireland,
established under section 5 of the Energy Prices Act 2022.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/44/schedule/7/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/energy-prices-act-2022/schedule-7/paragraph-12
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