Regulation 4 Operation and management of an MRF

(1)

The Secretary of State must operate and manage an MRF.

(2)

The Secretary of State may delegate to another person any function conferred on the Secretary of State by these Regulations relating to the operation and management of an MRF.

(3)

A delegation of functions under paragraph (2)—

(a)

may, where an MRF is established in accordance with regulation 3(3)(b), relate solely to a particular territory of the United Kingdom,

(b)

may be on such terms as the Secretary of State thinks fit,

(c)

may, subject to regulation 17 (consultation in relation to cancellation of delegation of functions), be cancelled by the Secretary of State at any time, and

(d)

does not prevent the Secretary of State from carrying out any function delegated.

(4)

A delegation of functions under paragraph (2) may only be made—

(a)

to a Scottish public authority^f1 with the consent of the Scottish Ministers;

(b)

to a Welsh public authority^f2 with the consent of the Welsh Ministers;

(c)

to a Northern Ireland public authority^f3 with the consent of DAERA^f4.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: See section 295(3)(a) of the Energy Act 2023 for the meaning of “Scottish public authority”.
f2: See section 295(3)(b) of the Energy Act 2023 for the meaning of “Welsh public authority”.
f3: See section 295(3)(c) of the Energy Act 2023 for the meaning of “Northern Ireland public authority”.
f4: See section 295(1) of the Energy Act 2023 for the meaning of “DAERA”.