Paragraph 3 InterpretationI1

Northern Ireland

When interpreting Chapter III of the IED, for the purposes of this Schedule, the competent authority is—

(a)

for the purposes of exercising a judgment as to whether there is an overriding need to maintain energy supplies under Article 30(6) or 37(2) of the IED, the Department; or

(b)

otherwise, the chief inspector.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 9 para. 3 in operation at 20.6.2013, see reg. 1