Commentary on Sections Chapter 3: Special Administration Regime for Energy Licensees Section 168: Modifications of particular or standard conditions
415.Subsection (1) enables the Secretary of State to modify the conditions of any one particular licence and the standard conditions of gas and electricity licences in relation to the new regime for energy administration.
416.Subsection (2) extends the power under subsection (1) to include the making of incidental, consequential or transitional modifications.
417.Subsection (3) and (4) require the Secretary of State to consult the holder of any licence being modified and anyone else he thinks appropriate before making a modification.
418.Subsections (5) and (6) require the Secretary of State to publish modifications made under this section.
419.Subsection (8) requires GEMA to incorporate any modification of standard conditions made by the Secretary of State into new licences it grants and to publish these modifications.
420.Subsection (9) limits the exercise of the powers under this section to the eighteen months after commencement of this section.