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Article 28B Regulations made by the Northern Ireland department: consultation and procedureF1

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

1.

Any power to make regulations conferred on the Northern Ireland department by this Regulation is exercisable by statutory rule for the purpose of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.

2.

Before the Northern Ireland department makes regulations under Article 7 or Article 23, it must consult—

(a)

the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation;

(b)

persons who are certified, within the meaning given in Article 8L of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996; and

(c)

such other persons as it considers appropriate.

3.

Regulations may not be made by the Northern Ireland department under this Regulation unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Northern Ireland Assembly.

4.

In this Article, “the Northern Ireland department” has the same meaning as in Article 6.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Arts. 28A, 28B inserted (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas (Powers to Make Subordinate Legislation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1286), regs. 1(2)(b), 14; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)