Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Single Electricity Market) Regulations 2007
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: Citation.
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paragraphs: Interpretation.
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paragraphs: Transitional Arrangements.
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paragraphs: The Single Electricity Market Trading and Settlement Code.
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paragraphs: Participation in the Single Electricity Market.
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paragraphs: Determination of the Market Start Date.
Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Single Electricity Market) Regulations 2007
The Commission for Energy Regulation, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 9BA(2) of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (No. 23 of 1999) (inserted by section 7 of the Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Single Electricity Market) Act 2007 (No.5 of 2007)), following consultation with the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation, hereby makes the following regulations:
Citation
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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Single Electricity Market) Regulations 2007.
Interpretation
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paragraphs: In these Regulations, except where the context otherwise requires:
“Act of 1999” means the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (No. 23 of 1999) as amended;
“generator” means a person licensed to generate electricity or exempt from the requirement to be licensed to generate electricity;
“generator unit” means a unit of a generating station;
“maximum export capacity” means the maximum export capacity of a site as defined under the site's connection agreement;
“Single Electricity Market Trading and Settlement Code” means the code of that name to be established pursuant to section 9BA(1) of the Act of 1999, and designated pursuant to these Regulations, as from time to time revised, amended, supplemented or replaced; and
“supplier” means a person licensed to supply electricity or exempt from the requirement to be licensed to supply electricity.
Transitional Arrangements
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paragraphs: Subject to Regulation 5, licence holders under section 14(1) of the Act of 1999 shall:
(a) do all that is necessary, as determined by the licence holder, to prepare for the Single Electricity Market, including the putting into place of all necessary managerial, commercial, technical, financial and legal arrangements; and
(b) execute such transitional agreements or arrangements as may be deemed necessary, and designated as such, by the Commission.
The Single Electricity Market Trading and Settlement Code
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paragraphs: (1) The Commission shall, pursuant to section 9BA(1) of the Act of 1999, establish a code to apply in relation to the operation of the Single Electricity Market and such code shall include rules and procedures relating to the matters specified in the Schedule to these Regulations.
(2) The code referred to in paragraph 1 shall be designated by the Commission as the ‘Single Electricity Market Trading and Settlement Code’.
Participation in the Single Electricity Market
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paragraphs: (1) Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, a person who is a licence holder under section 14(1)(a) to (d) and (h) of the Act of 1999 shall make available for trading under the Single Electricity Market such electricity as is generated by that person or available to that person for supply.
(2) A maximum export capacity of 10 megawatts is prescribed as the threshold quantity for the purposes of section 9BA(2)(b)(ii) of the Act of 1999.
(3) A person who is the holder of a licence under section 14(1)(a) of the Act of 1999 who does not generate an amount of electricity greater than the threshold quantity prescribed by paragraph 2 may, but is not required to, make available for trading under the Single Electricity Market such electricity as is generated by that person.
Determination of the Market Start Date
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paragraphs: The date on which trading commences under the Single Electricity Market Trading and Settlement Code shall be determined by the Commission but shall not be earlier than 1 November 2007.