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Article 13 Transitional provisions

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(1)

This article applies where, before the appointed day, the Authority has given notice under section 26(1) of the Electricity Act of its intention to make a final order or to confirm a provisional order against a public electricity supplier but the Authority has not before the appointed day made or confirmed such an order.

(2)

On and after the appointed day the Authority may exercise its powers under section 25f1 of the Electricity Act to make a final order or confirm a provisional order in respect of the supply successor (where the relevant condition or requirement set out in the notice given under section 26(1) of the Electricity Act relates to supply activities) or the distribution successor (where the relevant condition or requirement so set out relates to distribution activities) as if, notwithstanding the commencement by this Order of any provisions of the Act, the said section 25 had not been amended.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Section 25 of the Electricity Act was amended by the Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992, Schedule 1, paragraph 12 and the Competition Act 1998 (c. 41), Schedule 10, paragraph 12(5) and Schedule 14. With effect from the appointed day the said section is amended by section 60(1) to (5) and Schedule 6, paragraphs 24, 27 and 28.