Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Act 2023
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PART 4 Amendment of Fuels (Control of Supplies) Act 1971 | ||
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Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1971 | ||
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31. Section 3 of the Act of 1971 is amended— | ||
(a) in subsection (1)(a), by the substitution of “acquisition, supply, distribution, marketing or use of the type or types of fuel” for “acquisition, supply, distribution or marketing of the type or types of fuel”, and | ||
(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1): | ||
“(1A)Without prejudice to subsection (1), an order under that subsection may provide that: | ||
(a) the Minister may, in the interests of the common good, by direction in writing, require oil companies operating within the State, or other such persons as the Minister may designate, to supply fuel to which an order under section 2 relates to designated generating stations within the meaning of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 , or such other persons or locations as may be necessary on such terms as may be specified in the direction, in order to secure the supply of electricity in the State and the operation of such services as are deemed by the Minister to be critical services of the State; | ||
(b) the Minister may, where he or she considers it necessary in order to protect the operation of such services as are deemed by the Minister to be critical services of the State, by direction in writing, regulate, restrict or control the acquisition, supply, distribution, marketing or use of the type or types of fuel to which the order under section 2 relates.”. |