S.I. No. 59/2015 - Gas (Amendment) Act 1987 (Section 2) (Distribution) (Amendment) Order 2015.

1. This Order may be cited as the Gas (Amendment) Act 1987 (Section 2) (Distribution) (Amendment) Order 2015.

Interpretation.

2. In this Order, “Principal Order” means Gas (Amendment) Act 1987 (Section 2) (Distribution) Order 2003 (

S.I. No. 196 of 2003

) as amended by Gas (Amendment) Act 1987 (Section 2) (Distribution) (Amendment) Order 2008 (

S.I. No. 47 of 2008

).

Commencement

3. This Order shall come into operation on 18th February 2015.

Amendment of Principal Order

4. (1) The Principal Order is hereby amended by the substitution of the following Schedule for the Schedule to that Order

SCHEDULE

Area of Application

Functions applicable

The county of Galway.

All functions contained in this Order.

The county of Mayo.

All functions contained in this Order.

The county of Roscommon.

All functions contained in this Order.

The county of Offaly.

All functions contained in this Order.

The county of Westmeath.

All functions contained in this Order.

The county of Wexford.

All functions contained in this Order.

SEALED with the common seal of the Commission forEnergy Regulation on the

18 February 2015.

GARRETT BLANEY,

Chairperson.

DENIS CAGNEY,

Member of Staff of Commission.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order amends the Schedule of the Principal Order so as to bring the entirety of Wexford county within Ervia’s remit in respect of the applicable regulations.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

20

th February

, 2015.

The Commission for Energy Regulation, having received and considered a request made to it by Ervia and, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by

Section 2

of the

Gas (Amendment) Act 1987

, hereby orders as follows

Citation.