Part 6: Governance of Gas and Electricity Industry Codes Section 185: Licence under Gas Act 1986 for performance of code management function
Section 185 grants the GEMA the power to licence one or more code managers, each of which will be responsible for making arrangements for the governance of their respective code(s). These licences will be held under the same framework as other licences that the GEMA is able to grant under the Gas Act 1986. Any licences for dual-fuel codes will be granted simultaneously under both Acts.
	This section also establishes ‘code management’ as a prohibited activity, making it illegal to perform that activity without an appropriate licence. This section, as compared to the equivalent drafting establishing the code management prohibition under the Electricity Act 1989, contains additional drafting to accommodate the licence framework that is presently in place for gas shippers.