Section 79 Duty to facilitate competition.I1

(1)

Section 9 of the 1986 Act (general powers and duties of gas transporters) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)(b)—

(a)

after “him” there is inserted

“— ”; and
(i)

(b)

after “premises” there is inserted

“; or
(ii)
to connect to that system a pipe-line system operated by an authorised transporter.”

(3)

After subsection (1) there is inserted—

“(1A)
It shall also be the duty of a gas transporter to facilitate competition in the supply of gas.”

(4)

In subsection (2)(a), after “premises” there is inserted “ , or a pipe-line system operated by an authorised transporter, ”.

Annotations

I1: S. 79 wholly in force at 1.10.2001; s. 79 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 110(2); s. 79 in force at 1.10.2001 by S.I. 2001/3266, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-20)