The Gas (Applications for Licences and Extensions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

Made: 28th November 2013

Coming into operation: 20th December 2013

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment[^f00001] makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 8(3) of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996[^f00002].

Citation and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Gas (Applications for Licences and Extensions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 and come into operation on 20thDecember 2013.

Amendment of the Gas (Applications for Licences and Extensions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

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• (1) The Gas (Applications for Licences and Extensions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996[^f00003] are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

• (2) In regulation 2—

• (a) in the definition of “extension” omit the “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (b) and at the end of sub-paragraph (c) insert “and” and thereafter add—

(d) an LNG licence, an extension of that licence under Article 8(2)(d) of the Order;

• (b) after the definition of a “gas supply licence” insert—

• “LNG licence” means a licence under Article 8(1)(d) of the Order;

• (3) In regulation 4—

• (a) at the end of paragraph (1)(c), for the full-stop substitute “;” and thereafter insert—

(d) an application for an LNG licence, or for an extension, shall be accompanied by the documents and other particulars specified in Part IV of Schedule 2.

• (b) in paragraph (2) for “and III” substitute “, III and IV”; and

• (c) for paragraph (3) substitute—

(3) Where a modification of any standard condition is specified in accordance with paragraph 18 of Part I of Schedule 2, paragraph 13 of Part II of Schedule 2, paragraph 16 of Part III of Schedule 2 or paragraph 13 of Part IV of Schedule 2, the obligation imposed by paragraph (2)(a) shall be modified accordingly.

• (4) In regulation 6(1)(b) omit the “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (ii) and at the end of sub-paragraph (iii) for the full-stop substitute “; and” and thereafter insert—

(iv) in the case of an LNG licence in the area in which the LNG facility to which the licence relates is to be located.

• (5) In regulation 7 after sub-paragraph (3) insert—

(3A) The fee payable with an application for an LNG licence shall be £2000.

• (6) For Schedule 1 (Form of Application for a Gas Conveyance Licence, Gas Storage Licence or Gas Supply Licence) substitute the Schedule 1 set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

• (7) For Part I of Schedule 2 (Documents and other Particulars to accompany an Application for a Gas Conveyance Licence or Extension) substitute the Part I set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

• (8) For Part II of Schedule 2 (Documents and other Particulars to accompany an Application for a Gas Storage Licence or Extension) substitute the Part II set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.

• (9) For Part III of Schedule 2 (Documents and other Particulars to accompany an Application for a Gas Supply Licence or Extension) substitute the Part III set out in Schedule 4 to these Regulations.

• (10) After Part III of Schedule 2 insert the Part IV set out in Schedule 5 to these Regulations.

SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 2

SCHEDULE 3

SCHEDULE 4

SCHEDULE 5

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 28thNovember 2013.

A F Hepper — A senior officer of the — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Gas (Applications for Licences and Extensions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (“the principal Regulations”).

The Regulations provide for—

• (i) insertion of references, where appropriate, to arrangements for applying for the newly created LNG licence;

• (ii) an update of forms for applying for gas conveyance, gas storage and gas supply licences and inclusion of a new form for applying for an LNG licence, in particular to include a declaration to be completed and signed by the applicant; and

• (iii) an update of Schedule 2 Parts I to III of the principal Regulations which list ‘Documents and other Particulars’ to accompany an application for a gas conveyance, gas storage or gas supply licence respectively and insertion of a new Part IV into Schedule 2 listing ‘Documents and other Particulars to accompany an Application for an LNG Licence’.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: The Department of Economic Development was renamed the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment by Article 3(5) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/283 (N.I 1))

[^f00002]: S.I. 1996/275 (N.I.2), relevant amendments were made by S.R. 2011 No. 155 and S.R. 2013 No. 92

[^f00003]: S.R. 1996 No. 447, as amended by S.R. 2010 No. 326 and S.R. 2013 No. 24

[^f00004]: S.I. 1996/275 (N.I. 2), relevant amendments were made by S.R. 2011 No. 155 and S.R. 2013 No. 92

[^f00005]: S.I. 1992 No. 231 (N.I. 1)

[^f00006]: S.I. 1978 No. 1908 (N.I. 27)

[^f00007]: 1974 c.53

[^f00008]: 2006 c.46

[^f00009]: S.I. 1996/275 (N.I. 2), relevant amendments were made by S.R. 2011 No. 155 and S.R. 2013 No. 92

[^f00010]: S.I. 1992 No. 231 (N.I. 1)

[^f00011]: S.I. 1978 No. 1908 (N.I. 27)

[^f00012]: 1974 c. 53

[^f00013]: 2006 c.46

[^f00014]: 1976 c. 76

[^f00015]: S.I. 1978 No. 1908 (N.I. 27)

[^f00016]: 1974 c. 53

[^f00017]: S.I. 1996/275 (N.I. 2), relevant amendments were made by S.R. 2011 No. 155 and S.R. 2013 No. 92

[^f00018]: S.I. 1992 No. 231 (N.I. 1)

[^f00019]: 2006 c.46

[^f00020]: S.I. 1996/275 (N.I. 2), relevant amendments were made by S.R. 2011 No. 155 and S.R. 2013 No. 92

[^f00021]: S.I. 1992 No. 231 (N.I. 1)

[^f00022]: S.I. 1978 No. 1908 (N.I. 27)

[^f00023]: 1974 c. 53

[^f00024]: 2006 c.46