Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Single Electricity Market) Act 2007

Amendment of section 10A of Act of 1999.

11.— Section 10A of the Act of 1999 is amended—

(a) in subsection (3)(a)—

(i) by the substitution for subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of the following:

“(ii) the Joint Committee referred to in paragraph 26 of Schedule 1 of this Act,

(iii) the SEM Committee, and

(iv) any other person the Minister deems appropriate,”,

and

(ii) to substitute “or publication under paragraph (b),” for “or such publication,”,

(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3):

“(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.”,

(c) in subsection (4) by the substitution of “Subject to subsection (4A), the Minister,” for “The Minister,” and

(d) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4):

“(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.”.