Article 18 Provisions where there are two or more relevant authorities

Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply where a regulated company (“a relevant company”) is treated as being under the control, or subject to the influence of, each of two or more local authorities.

Where under any provision in this Part anything done by or to a regulated company is treated as done by or to the relevant authority in relation to that company, that thing shall be treated as having been done by or to each of the relevant authorities to the extent of their involvement in the relevant company.

Where under any provision in this Part any requirement is imposed, or any entitlement is conferred, on the relevant authority in relation to a regulated company, that requirement or entitlement shall be treated as having been imposed or conferred on each of the relevant authorities to the extent of their involvement in the relevant company.

For the purposes of this article, the extent of an authority’s involvement in a relevant company shall be determined by agreement with the other relevant authorities in relation to that company or, in default of agreement, by a person nominated jointly by all such authorities or, where no such nomination can be agreed, by a person appointed by the Secretary of State.

Section 31 of the Arbitration Act 1950^f1 shall have effect for the purposes of the determination of any question by a person nominated or appointed under paragraph (4) as if the determination were an arbitration under any other Act within the meaning of that section.