European Communities (Internal Market in Natural Gas) (BGE) Regulations 2005
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Internal Market in Natural Gas)(BGÃ) Regulations 2005.
(2) Except as provided by paragraph (3), these Regulations come into operation on the day on which notice of their making is published in the Iris OifigiÃºil.
(3) Part 5 comes into operation on the transfer date.
Object and scope of these regulations
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paragraphs: The objective of these Regulations is to give further effect to Directive 2003/55/EC.
Interpretation
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations, except where the context otherwise requires—
“assets” means any legal or equitable estate or interest (whether present or future and whether vested or contingent) in real or personal property of any description (including money) and includes securities, choses in action and documents;
“BGÃ” means the body corporate called Bord GÃ¡is Ãireann as constituted under the Gas Act 1976 (No.30 of 1976);
“BGÃ transportation system” means such parts of the transmission system and the distribution system owned by BGÃ as may be designated in the transfer plan prepared in accordance with Regulation 9(3)(b);
“CER” means the Commission for Energy Regulation established by the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (No. 23 of 1999);
“Companies Acts” means the Companies Act 1963 and any act that amends, or is required to be read as one with, that Act;
“distribution system”, in relation to natural gas, means a system for the transport of natural gas through local or regional pipelines with a view to its delivery to customers;
“financial plan” includes any document in the nature of a financial plan, whether called a financial plan or not;
“liabilities” means liabilities, debts or obligations (whether present or future and whether vested or contingent);
“the Minister” means the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources;
“the Natural Gas Market Directive” means Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas, and repealing Directive 98/30/EC;
“operate” includes maintain and develop;
“ownership”, in relation to an asset, includes proprietary rights arising under a lease, licence or bailment of the asset;
“publish” includes publish on the Internet;
“rights” means any rights, powers, privileges or immunities (whether present or future and whether vested or contingent);
“the subsidiary company”, in relation to BGÃ, means the company established or required to be established by BGÃ in accordance with Regulation 5;
“trade union” means a trade union that holds a negotiation licence under Part II of the Trade Union Act 1941 ;
“transfer date” means the date fixed by the Minister under Regulation 10;
“transmission system”, in relation to natural gas, means a system for the transport of natural gas through a high pressure pipeline, other than an upstream pipeline, with a view to delivering the gas to customers;
“upstream pipeline” means any pipeline operated or constructed as part of a gas production project, or used to convey natural gas from one or more such projects to a processing plant or terminal or final coastal landing terminal.
(2) In these Regulations—