Certification arrangements in Great Britain following amendments to the ownership unbundling requirements of the Gas Act 1986 and the Electricity Act 1989
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The government recently made some changes to the ownership unbundling provisions of the Electricity Act 1989 and Gas Act 1986. The amending regulations, the Electricity and Gas (Ownership Unbundling) Regulations 2014, came into force on 15 January 2015 (‘the 2014 Regulations’).
The Authority is responsible for administering the certification process in Great Britain in accordance with the unbundling requirements of the Third Package.
This document outlines the changes introduced by the 2014 Regulations and highlights our intended approach to the application of the discretion.
*Please note an updated version of this document was added to the website on 1 May 2015 correcting some minor formatting errors in the original document.