Article 2 Amendment to the Utilities Act 2000

In section 105(3) of the Utilities Act 2000 (exceptions to the general restriction on disclosure of information), after paragraph (ac), insert—

“(aca)

it is made for the purpose of facilitating the performance of any functions of—

(i)

the Secretary of State under section 13 of the Energy Prices Act 2022^f1, or

(ii)

any person under regulations under section 19 of that Act;

(acb)

it is made by a person who is subject to a direction given under section 22 of the Energy Prices Act 2022 for the purpose of complying with the direction;”.