Blizzard Utilities Limited - Notice of consent to transfer gas supply licence to Opal Gas Limited

Decision

Publication date

Company

Industry sector

Supply and Retail Market

Licence type

Gas Supplier Licence

CONSENT TO TRANSFER

SECTION 8AA OF THE GAS ACT 1986

Whereas

A.  Blizzard Utilities Limited (“the transferor”) is the holder of a gas supply licence (“the Licence”) granted under section 7A(1) of the Gas Act 1986 (“the Act”).
B.  Section 8AA of the Act provides that a gas supply licence may be transferred by the licence holder –
(i)  with the consent of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (“the Authority”); and
(ii)  subject to any term of the licence relating to its transfer.
C.  Paragraph 2 of Part 1 of the licence provides that the licence is subject to transfer in accordance with the Act, the special conditions or the conditions.
D.  Blizzard Utilities Limited has applied to the Authority for its consent to transfer the licence to Opal Gas Limited (company registration number 09403911), (“the transferee”).
E.  The transferee has satisfied the Authority as to the criteria set out in section 8AA(6) of the Act;
F.  The Authority gave notice to the Health and Safety Executive under section 8AA(7)(a) of the Act on 12 May 2015 and no objection was received within the period of the notice;
G.  The Authority gave notice under section 8AA(9) of the Act of its intention to consent to the transfer of the licence on 12 May 2015 and no objection was received within the period of notice.

Consent to transfer
The Authority, pursuant to section 8AA(1) of the Act, consents to the transfer of the whole of the licence to the transferee with effect from 31 July 2015.

        
The Official Seal of the Authority hereunto affixed is authenticated by:

 

Lesley Nugent       
Authorised in that behalf by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority