Paragraph 8 I1

United Kingdom

(1)

Article 8 is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 1—

(a)

after “distort competition” insert “ in the United Kingdom ”; and

(b)

for the words from “internal market” to the end, substitute “ gas market in the United Kingdom ”.

(3)

In paragraph 2—

(a)

in the words before subparagraph (a)—

(i)

for “The competent authority of each Member State shall” substitute “ The Secretary of State must ”;

(ii)

for “, where it is not the competent authority, the national regulatory authority,” substitute “ the regulatory authority ”;

(b)

in subparagraph (a)—

(i)

omit “common and”; and

(ii)

for “nationals” substitute “ national ”.

(4)

Omit paragraphs 3 and 4.

(5)

Omit paragraph 6.

(6)

In paragraph 7—

(a)

in the first subparagraph—

(i)

in the first sentence, omit “and notified to the Commission”;

(ii)

omit the second sentence; and

(b)

omit the second subparagraph.

(7)

Omit paragraphs 8, 9, and 10.

(8)

Omit paragraph 12.

Annotations

I1: Sch. 1 para. 8 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)