Section 62

The Authority may issue one or more codes of practice for the regulation of activities and conduct in the gas industry.

The Authority may at any time modify any code of practice issued under subsection (1) in such manner as may be specified in that code of practice.

For the purposes of subsection (1) or (2), the Authority may require any gas licensee to prepare for its consideration such code of practice or such modification to any code of practice as the Authority may determine.

Any code of practice issued or modified by the Authority under this section must be published by the Authority in such manner as will secure adequate publicity.

If any provision in any code of practice issued by the Authority is inconsistent with any regulations made under this Act, such provision shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, either have effect subject to such regulations or, where appropriate, having regard to such regulations, shall not have effect.

The Authority is to specify the codes of practice which are applicable to a gas licensee or a class of gas licensees and each gas licensee must, subject to subsection (7), comply with such codes of practice as are applicable to it.

The Authority may exempt, either generally or subject to such conditions as the Authority may determine, any gas licensee or class of gas licensees from any provision in any code of practice which is applicable to that gas licensee or class of gas licensees.

Any code of practice issued by the Authority under this section is deemed not to be subsidiary legislation.

In this section, a reference to a code of practice includes a reference to a standard of performance.