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Article 17 Transitional provisions

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(1)

The article applies where—

(a)

before the appointed day an application has been made under section 7B(1)f1 of the Gas Act for a licence or the extension or restriction of a licence; and

(b)

the application has not been determined before the appointed day

and in this article such an application shall be referred to as a “continuing application”.

(2)

On and after the appointed day section 7B of the Gas Act (as amended by section 74 and Schedule 6, paragraphs 1, 2, 5 and 6 and Schedule 8) shall apply to any continuing application as if, notwithstanding the commencement of section 74(2) of the Act, section 7B(2A) of the Gas Act had not been inserted.

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Footnotes

f1

Section 7B was inserted into the Gas Act by the Gas Act 1995 (c. 45), section 7. With effect from the appointed day it is amended by section 74, Schedule 6, paragraphs 1, 2, 5 and 6 and Schedule 8.