Notice of consent to transfer a gas shipper licence from Bord Gais Eireann to Bord Gais Energy Limited
Decision
Publication date
CONSENT TO TRANSFER
SECTION 8AA GAS ACT 1986
Whereas
A. Bord Gáis Éireann (“the transferor”) is the holder of a gas shipper licence (“the Licence”) granted under section 7A(2) of the Gas Act 1986 (“the Act”) on 17 April 1997;
B. Section 8AA of the Act provides that a gas shipper 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 Act, the special conditions or the conditions.
D. Bord Gáis Energy Limited (company registration number 463078) (“the transferee”) has applied to the Authority for its consent to transfer the licence of the transferor to the transferee with effect from 3 June 2014.
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 28 February 2014 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 28 February 2014 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 3 June 2014.
The Official Seal of the Authority hereunto affixed is authenticated by:
Lesley Nugent
Authorised in that behalf by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority