Electricity Distribution Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2006 (WA)

25 August 2006 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 3499

EN302*

Electricity Transmission and Distribution Systems (Access) Act 1994

(1)	Except as stated in subregulation (2), these regulations come into operation on the day on which they are published in the
Gazette.

Electricity Distribution Amendment Regulations

(No. 2) 2006

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Electricity Distribution Amendment
Regulations (No. 2) 2006.

2.             Commencement

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(2)	Regulations 4(b) and 5 to 9 come into operation at the time at which the first trading day under the market rules commences.
(3)	In subregulation (2) - "market rules" means the market rules made under the

Electricity Industry Act 2004 Part 9.

Note: The market rules require the Minister for Energy to publish in the

Gazette the time at which the first trading day commences.

3.            The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Electricity
Distribution Regulations 1997*.

[* Published in Gazette 1 July 1997, p. 3335-406.

For amendments to 4 August 2006 see Western Australian
Legislation Information Tables for 2005, Table 4, p. 100, and
Gazette 20 January and 31 March 2006.]

4.            Regulation 3 amended

Regulation 3(1) is amended as follows:

(a) agreement" by deleting "1 April 2006" and inserting

in paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition of "existing " 1 July 1997

(b) by deleting the definition of "market member".

5.            Regulation 20A inserted

Before regulation 21 the following regulation is inserted in
Part 4-

20A. Application of Part modified for wholesale
electricity market

(1) In this regulation -

"market rules" means the market rules made under
the Electricity Industry Act 2004 Part 9;
"wholesale electricity market commencement"

means the time at which the first trading day under

the market rules commences.

(2) After wholesale electricity market commencement this
Part (other than regulation 26) does not apply to, or in
relation to, a user if the user's distribution access
agreement relates to any part of the South West
interconnected system.

6.            Regulation 24 amended

Regulation 24(laa) is repealed.

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7.            Regulation 25 amended

Regulation 25(laa) is repealed.

8.             Regulation 26 amended

Regulation 26(1aa) is repealed.

9.             Regulation 27 amended

Regulation 27(laa) is repealed.

By Command of the Governor,

G. M. PIKE, Clerk of the Executive Council.