Part 2: Carbon dioxide capture, storage etc and hydrogen production, transport and storage Chapter 1: Revenue Support Contracts Section 80: Licence conditions regarding functions of certain allocation bodies
Subsection (1) inserts provisions into section 7B of the Gas Act 1986 which specify that a gas system planner licence, under section 7AA of the Gas Act 1986, may include conditions for or in connection with the purpose of facilitating or ensuring the effective performance (whether in relation to Northern Ireland or any other part of the United Kingdom) of hydrogen production allocation body functions under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of this Act, at times when the hydrogen production allocation body holds a licence under Section 7AA.
	Subsection (2) sets out that where GEMA proposes to modify a gas system planner licence under Section 23 of the Gas Act 1986 by adding, removing or altering a condition such as is mentioned in Section 7B(5ZA) of the Gas Act 1986 (as inserted by subsection (1) of this section) and that condition relates to functions of a hydrogen production allocation body that are exercisable in relation to Northern Ireland, GEMA must notify the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland in accordance with section 23 of the Gas Act 1986.