Clause 28
Amendment of section 7
of Energy Transition Measures and Other Amendments Bill
BillNot in forceProvision 27 of 49
Clause 28
In the Gas Act, in section 7 —
(a)
in subsection (3), after paragraph (g), insert —“(ga)for the purpose referred to in section 6(1)(ga), a gas importer’s licence (central import);”;
(b)
in subsection (3)(h), after “gas importer’s licence”, insert “(non‑central import)”; and
(c)
after subsection (11), insert —“(11A) A gas importer’s licence (central import) must not be granted to more than one person.
(11B)
To avoid doubt, where a person holding a gas importer’s licence (central import) provides gas to a prescribed generation entity that is not a direct access customer, the provision is by way of a retail of the gas.”.