Electricity Regulation Act 1999 and Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act 2002(Gas) Levy Order, 2006

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 631/2006

S.I. No. 631 OF 2006 .

Electricity Regulation Act 1999 and Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act 2002 (Gas) Levy Order 2006.

The Commission for Energy Regulation in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (No. 23 of 1999) as amended by the Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act 2002 hereby makes the following Order: 1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 and Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act 2002 (Gas) Levy Order 2006.

(2) This Order comes into operation on 31 December 2006.

(3) The Electricity Regulation Act, 1999 and Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act 2002 (Gas) Levy Order, 2005 ( S.I. No.818 of 2005 ) is revoked as and from 1 January 2007. 2. (1) In this Order -

“the Act” means the Electricity Regulation Act, 1999 (No. 23 of 1999) as amended by the Gas Act;

“banking day(s)” means day(s) on which banks in Ireland generally are open for business (except in any event on Saturday or Sunday);

“Code” means the code of operations of Bord Gáis Eireann in relation to the transmission system of Bord Gáis Éireann as that Code may be amended or varied from time to time and any successor code or arrangement;

“the Commission” means the Commission for Energy Regulation established under the Act;

“Final Allocations” means Final Allocations at the Exit Points;

“the Gas Act” means the Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act, 2002 ;

“levy year” means a calendar year;

“quarter” means a period of 3 months ending on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September, or 31 December;

“relevant percentage” for a Shipper in respect of any quarter means the percentage (rounded upwards to four decimal places) which the aggregate of the Final Allocations allocated to that Shipper in respect of the immediately preceding quarter represents of the aggregate of the Final Allocations allocated to all Shippers in respect of the immediately preceding quarter;

and any cognate words shall be construed accordingly.

(2) In this Order unless it is otherwise indicated-

(a) all words and expressions defined in the Act or in the Gas Act shall have the same meanings when used in this Order and where in any case a word or expression used in this Order is defined in each of the Act and the Gas Act, the word or expression shall have the meaning given to it by the Gas Act for the purposes of this Order;

(b) all words and expressions defined in the Code shall have the same meanings when used in this Order;

(c) a reference to legislation is...