# The Utilities Act 2000 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2000, Article 10: Transitional provisions


(1) In the case of any continuing exercise by the Authority of either the functions assigned to it by section 36A of the Gas Act or functions which it exercises concurrently with the Director General of Fair Trading by virtue of section 43(3) of the Electricity Act—
(a) the Authority shall exercise its functions as if, notwithstanding any provisions of the Act, sections 4 and 4A in the case of the Gas Act and section 3 in the case of the Electricity Act had not been replaced; and
(b) section 4B(3) of the Gas Act (which section 12 inserts into that Act) and section 3D(4) of the Electricity Act (which section 16 inserts into that Act) shall have no effect.
(2) For the purposes of this article “continuing exercise” means any exercise of the functions described in paragraph (1) which has been commenced but not determined before 20th December 2000.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/3343/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-act-2000-commencement-no-4-and-transitional-provisions-order-2000/article-10
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