# Utilities Act 2000, Section 79: Duty to facilitate competition.


(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, ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/27/section/79 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-act-2000/section-79
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