Part 4: Final ProvisionsCommentary on Sections Section 30: General duties of the Authority and the Secretary of State
139.This section provides that in exercising any functions conferred by or under Part 2 or 3 of the Act, the Secretary of State and Ofgem are bound by the principal objective and general duties set out in Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989 and Gas Act 1986 (as amended by sections 16 and 17).