Gas Order 1996 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
These Regulations inter alia amend the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (“the 1996 Order”) to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas (“the Directive”). This Directive is to be read with Commission Decision PH(2005) 0791 (“the Commission Decision”) which grants derogations from Articles 18, 23(1)(b) and 24 in relation to supplies of gas to customers in certain geographical areas in Northern Ireland.