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Amendment of section 10A of Act of 1999.
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11.— Section 10A of the Act of 1999 is amended—
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(a) in subsection (3)(a)—
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(i) by the substitution for subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of the following:
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“(ii) the Joint Committee referred to in paragraph 26 of Schedule 1 of this Act,
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(iii) the SEM Committee, and
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(iv) any other person the Minister deems appropriate,”,
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and
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(ii) to substitute “or publication under paragraph (b),” for “or such publication,”,
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(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3):
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“(3A) The Minister, having provided a draft of the proposed direction to the persons referred to in subsection (3)(a) and having published a draft of that direction under subsection (3)(b), shall provide a draft of the proposed direction to the Department.”,
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(c) in subsection (4) by the substitution of “Subject to subsection (4A), the Minister,” for “The Minister,” and
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(d) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4):
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“(4A) The Minister shall not give a direction under subsection (1) where the SEM Committee has informed the Minister that the proposed direction would materially affect, or would be likely to materially affect, the Single Electricity Market.”.
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