Gas Supply Act 1996 Gas Supply Amendment (Division of Gas Supplier's Authorisation) Regulation 1997 (1997-311) [GG No 77 of 11.7.1997, p 5411] (NSW)

1997 No 311

New South Wales

Gas Supply Amendment (Division of

Gas Supplier’s Authorisation)

Regulation 1997

u n d e r t h e

Gas Supply Act 1996

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Gas Supply Act 1996.

MICHAEL EGAN, M.L.C.,

Minister for Energy

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to provide for the division of an existing gas supplier’s authorisation held by AGL Gas Networks Limited into two separate authorisations, and for the transfer of one of those authorisations (in relation to the supply of natural gas to tariff customers) to AGL Retail Energy Limited.

This Regulation is made under the Gas Supply Act 1996, including section 83 (the general regulation making power), and clause 3 of Schedule 2 to that Act.

Published in Gazette N o 7 7 of 11 July 1997, page 5411 Page 1

1997 No 311

Clause 1 Gas Supply Amendment (Division of Gas Supplier’s Authorisation) Regulation 1997

Gas Supply Amendment (Division of Gas Supplier’s Authorisation) Regulation 1997

1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Gas Supply Amendment (Division of Gas

Supplier's Authorisation) Regulation 1997.

2     Amendment of Gas Supply Regulation 1991

The Gas Supply Regulation 1991 is amended as set out in

Schedule 1.

3 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

1997 No 311

Gas Supply Amendment (Division of Gas Supplier’s Authorisation) Regulation 1997

Amendment	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendment

(Clause 2 )

Clause 54

Insert after clause 53:

54 Division into 2 authorisations of authorisation arising

under clause 3 of Schedule 2 to the Act

(1)

This clause applies to the gas supplier’s authorisation held by AGL Gas Networks Limited as at 1 June 1997, being an authorisation arising under clause 3 of Schedule 2 bo the Act.

(2)

The authorisation to which this clause applies is taken to
have become 2 authorisations, namely:

(a)	an authorisation with respect to the supply of natural gas to tariff customers, and
(b)	an authorisation with respect to the supply of natural gas to non-tariff customers.

(3)

The authorisation referred to in subclause (2) (a) may, on the application of AGL Gas Networks Limited, be transferred to AGL Retail Energy Limited.

(4)

An application referred to in subclause (3) is excluded from the operation of section 8 of the Act, but only if the application is made before 12 July 1997 (being the end of the period of 12 months referred to in clause 3 (5) of Schedule 2 to the Act).