European Communities (Internal Market in Electricity) Regulations, 2005
Jurisdiction | Ireland |
Citation | IR SI 60/2005 |
Year | 2005 |
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S.I. No. 60 of 2005 . | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (INTERNAL MARKET IN ELECTRICITY) REGULATIONS 2005. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S.I. No. 60 of 2005 . | ||||||||||||||||||||||
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (INTERNAL MARKET IN ELECTRICITY) REGULATIONS 2005. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
PART 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary and General | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Commission for Energy Regulation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Transmission System Operator | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distribution System Operator | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Authorisations | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Licences | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Public Electricity Supplier and Supplier of Last Resort | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Public Service Obligations and Consumer Protection | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Unbundling of Accounts | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Security of Supply | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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De-energisation or Disconnection of Supply | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
General Provisions | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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S.I. No. 60 of 2005 . | ||||||||||||||||||||||
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (INTERNAL MARKET IN ELECTRICITY) REGULATIONS 2005. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I, NOEL DEMPSEY, Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 ( No. 27 of 1972 ), and for the purpose of giving further effect to Directive No. 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC1 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
PART 1 Preliminary and General | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Citation and Construction |
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Internal Market in Electricity) Regulations 2005. |
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(2) These Regulations and the European Communities (Internal Market in Electricity) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 445 of 2000 ) may be cited together as the European Communities (Internal Market in Electricity) Regulations 2000 and 2005 and shall be construed together as one. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Interpretation |
2. (1) In these Regulations, except where the context otherwise requires— |
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“Act of 1999” means the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (No. 23 of 1999); | ||||||||||||||||||||||
“Directive” means Directive No. 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC1 ; | ||||||||||||||||||||||
“distributed generation” means generation plants connected to the distribution system; | ||||||||||||||||||||||
“eligible customers” means customers who are free to purchase electricity from the licensed supplier of their choice; | ||||||||||||||||||||||
“final customer” means customers purchasing electricity for their own use; | ||||||||||||||||||||||
“integrated electricity undertaking” has the meaning assigned by the Directive; | ||||||||||||||||||||||
“Minister” means the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources; | ||||||||||||||||||||||
“Principal Regulations” means the European Communities (Internal Market in Electricity) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 445 of 2000 ); | ||||||||||||||||||||||
“public electricity supplier” means the holder of a licence under section 14(1)(h) of the Act of 1999; | ||||||||||||||||||||||
“supply” means the sale, including resale, of electricity to customers; | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) (a) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the Principal Regulations or the Act of 1999 has, unless the contrary intention appears, the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in the Principal Regulations or the Act of 1999. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the Directive has unless the contrary intention appears, the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in the Directive. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(c) Where a word or expression is given a meaning in the Directive, the Principal Regulations, the Act of 1999 or in these Regulations then except where the context otherwise requires, any cognate word or expression used in these Regulations shall be construed accordingly. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(3) In these Regulations— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) a reference to a regulation is a reference to a regulation of these Regulations unless it is indicated that a reference to some other enactment is intended, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) a reference to a paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to a paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(4) A reference to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, adapted or extended by or under any subsequent enactment, including these Regulations. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
PART 2 Commission for Energy Regulation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Functions of Commission |
3. Section 9 of the Act of 1999 is amended— |
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(a) in subsection (1)— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(i) by the substitution for paragraphs (da), (db and (dc) of the following: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
“(da) to facilitate arrangements, to apply until 19 February 2005 approved of by the Commission which have the effect of securing that the public electricity supplier is able to satisfy demand for electricity from final customers who are not supplied in accordance with a licence issued under paragraphs (b), (c) or (d) of section 14(1), in the first instance from generation stations currently owned by the Board, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(db) to examine charges, and the costs underlying such charges, or any proposals to alter such charges for electricity supplied by the public electricity supplier in accordance with paragraph (da to final customers who are not being supplied in accordance with a licence issued under paragraphs (b), (c) or (d) of section 14(1), | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(dc) following an examination pursuant to paragraph (db) and where the Commission considers it necessary to issue directions or approvals to the public electricity supplier in relation to either or both the nature and the amount of any charge or proposed charge referred to in paragraph (db), | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(dd) to facilitate arrangements on an economic basis after 19 February 2005, approved by the Commission which have the effect of securing that the public electricity supplier is able to satisfy demand for electricity from final customers, who are not supplied in accordance with a licence issued under paragraphs (b), (c or (d) of section 14(1), | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(de) to examine charges, and the costs underlying such charges, or any proposal to alter such charges for electricity supplied by the public electricity supplier to final customers who are not supplied in accordance with a licence issued under paragraph (b), (c or (d) of section 14(1), | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(df) following an examination pursuant to paragraph (de) and where the Commission considers it necessary to issue directions or approvals to the public electricity supplier in relation to either or both the nature and the amount of any charge or proposed charge referred to in paragraph (de), | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(dg) to ensure such arrangements are in place, as the Commission deems appropriate, which have the effect of securing the extent to which each generating station group of generating stations or all generating stations, owned by the Board, supplies electricity to or is supplied with electricity by either or both, the public electricity supplier, suppliers and generators licensed under section 14(1), | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(dh) to examine charges, and the costs underlying such charges, or any proposal to alter such charges, as the Commission deems appropriate for electricity supplied from each generating station group of generating stations or all generating stations, owned by the Board, to the public electricity supplier, suppliers and generators licensed under section 14(1), | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(di) following an examination pursuant to paragraph (dh) and where the Commission considers it necessary to issue directions or approvals to the Board in relation to either or both the nature and the amount of any charge or proposed charge referred to in paragraph (dh),”, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(ii) in subparagraph (e) by the substitution of “Act,” for “Act.”, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(iii) by the insertion of the... |
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