Statutory Instrument No. 3 of 2002

ELECTRICITY REGULATION ACT 1999 (ELIGIBLE CUSTOMER) ORDER 2002

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S.I. No. 3 of 2002

Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Eligible Customer) Order 2002

I, Mary O'Rourke, Minister for Public Enterprise, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 27(3) of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 ( No. 23 of 1999 ), hereby make the following Order:

1.   (a)   This Order may be cited as the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Eligible Customer) Order 2002.

(b)   This Order shall come into operation on 19 February 2002.

2.   In section 27(2) of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 , the reference to the figure of “4 Giga Watt hours” is varied to a reference to the figure of “1 Giga Watt hour”.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

This Order varies the consumption threshold for eligible electricity customers established under section 27(2) of the Electricity Regulation Act, 1999 . By varying the eligibility threshold from “4 Giga Watt hours” to “1 Giga Watt hour”, it provides for an increased level of electricity market opening to approximately 40% with effect from 19 February, 2002.