Eirgrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Act 2022
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Interpretation | ||
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1. (1) In this Act— | ||
“Act of 1999” means the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 ; | ||
“Commission” means the Commission for Regulation of Utilities; | ||
“direction” means a direction of the Commission for the specified purpose, whether given before, on or after the coming into operation of this Act; | ||
“EirGrid” means the public limited company incorporated pursuant to Regulation 34 of the Regulations of 2000; | ||
“electricity generation plant” means any plant, apparatus or appliance used for, or for purposes connected with, the generation of electricity other than an appliance under the control of a consumer; | ||
“electricity generator” means a person selected by EirGrid, with approval of the Commission, to operate electricity generation plant for the specified purpose in accordance with a licence granted under section 14(1)(a) of the Act of 1999; | ||
“enactment” means— | ||
(a) an Act of the Oireachtas, | ||
(b) a statute that was in force in Saorstát Éireann immediately before the date of coming into operation of the Constitution and that continued in force by virtue of Article 50 of the Constitution, or | ||
(c) an instrument made under an Act of the Oireachtas or a statute referred to in paragraph (b); | ||
“financial support” means a grant or any other kind of financial accommodation or support; | ||
“Minister” means the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications; | ||
“public electricity supplier” means the holder of a licence under section 14(1)(h) of the Act of 1999; | ||
“Regulations of 2000” means the European Communities (Internal Market in Electricity) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 445 of 2000 ); | ||
“specified purpose” means taking measures required to address the temporary electricity emergency identified by the Commission, including but not limited to acquiring electricity generation plant and entering into agreements for that purpose; | ||
“transmission system operator” means the holder of a licence granted under section 14(1)(e) of the Act of 1999. | ||
(2) This Act shall apply to a subsidiary of EirGrid as it applies to EirGrid, with any necessary modifications, and a reference in this Act to EirGrid shall include a reference to a subsidiary of EirGrid. |