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8C Requirement for certain gas transporters and operators of gas interconnectors to be certified as independent
(1) A person who, for any period on or after the relevant date, holds a licence under section 7 and carries out transmission of gas must ensure that the person is certified by the Authority under section 8F throughout that period.
(2) A person who, for any period on or after the relevant date, holds a licence under section 7ZA and participates in the operation of a gas interconnector must ensure that the person is certified by the Authority under section 8F throughout that period.
(3) In subsections (1) and (2) the “relevant date” in respect of a person is 3 March 2012 or any later date before 4 March 2013 which the Authority specifies under subsection (4) or (5) in respect of the person.
(4) The Authority may specify a later date in respect of a person if—
(a) the person has asked the Authority to specify a later date;
(b) the person is not, and is not part of, a vertically integrated undertaking; and
(c) no senior officer of the person is also a senior officer of a relevant producer or supplier.
(5) The Authority may also specify a later date in respect of a person if the Authority thinks that, for reasons beyond its and the person’s control, the Authority will not reasonably be able to make a final decision before 3 March 2012 as to whether to certify the person.
(6) In this section—
(a) “transmission” has the meaning given by Article 2(3) of the Gas Directive; and
(b) “vertically integrated undertaking” has the meaning given by Article 2(20) of that Directive.
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8C Requirement for certain gas transporters and operators of gas interconnectors to be certified as independent
(1) A person who, for any period on or after the relevant date, holds a licence under section 7 and carries out transmission of gas must ensure that the person is certified by the Authority under section 8F throughout that period.
(2) A person who, for any period on or after the relevant date, holds a licence under section 7ZA and participates in the operation of a gas interconnector must ensure that the person is certified by the Authority under section 8F throughout that period.
(3) In subsections (1) and (2) the “relevant date” in respect of a person is 3 March 2012 or any later date before 4 March 2013 which the Authority specifies under subsection (4) or (5) in respect of the person.
(4) The Authority may specify a later date in respect of a person if—
(a) the person has asked the Authority to specify a later date;
(b) the person is not, and is not part of, a vertically integrated undertaking; and
(c) no senior officer of the person is also a senior officer of a relevant producer or supplier.
(5) The Authority may also specify a later date in respect of a person if the Authority thinks that, for reasons beyond its and the person’s control, the Authority will not reasonably be able to make a final decision before 3 March 2012 as to whether to certify the person.
(6) In this section—
(a) “transmission” has the meaning given by Article 2(3) of the Gas Directive; and
(b) “vertically integrated undertaking” has the meaning given by Article 2(20) of that Directive.
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