An Bille um Rialil Fuinnimh (Cd Cleachtais), 2013 Energy Regulati n (C de !

"ractice) Bill 2013

Mar a tionscnaodh As initiated

[No. 97 of 2013]

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CONTENTS Section 1. Definitions

2. Code of Practice on Billin and Disconnection !" #o$se%old Ener " S$&&liers 3. Offence '. (e $lations ). S%ort title* collecti+e citation and co,,ence,ent

[No. 97 of 2013]

-CTS (E.E((ED TO
Electricit" (e $lation -ct 1999 /No. 230 Electricit" (e $lation -cts 1999 and 2000 1as /2nteri,0 /(e $lation0 -ct 2002 /No. 100

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Bill
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-n -ct to &ro+ide t%e e3tension of t%e f$nctions of t%e Co,,ission for Ener " (e $lation to ens$re co,&liance* !" electricit" and as s$&&liers* 4it% a code of &ractice relatin to disconnection of do,estic ener " !" electricit" and as s$&&liers to %o$se%old c$sto,ers* and to &ro+ide for related ,atters.
Be it enacted 1y the 0ireachtas as ! ll 2s3 +e!initi ns 14 2n t%is -ct5 6Co,,ission7 ,eans Co,,ission for Ener " (e $lation8 69inister7 ,eans 9inister for Co,,$nications* Ener " and Nat$ral (eso$rces. C de ! "ractice n Billing and +isc nnecti n 1y ) useh ld Energy -u55liers 24 T%e Electricit" (e $lation -ct 1999 /as a,ended0* is %ere!" a,ended !" t%e insertion of a ne4 section 9- as follo4s: 69-. /10 T%e Co,,ission s%all* follo4in cons$ltation 4it% t%e 9inister* dra4 $& a code of &ractice* incor&oratin eac% of t%e re;$ire,ents s&ecified in c%a&ter < of t%e Co,,ission of Ener " (e $lation=s >Electricit" and Nat$ral 1as S$&&lier #and!oo? 2012= in res&ect of do,estic %o$se%old c$sto,er !illin and disconnection. /20 2t s%all !e t%e d$t" of t%e Co,,ission to ens$re co,&liance 4it% t%e code of &ractice dra4n $& $nder s$!section /10 !" electricit" and as s$&&liers. /30 - &erson 4%o fails to co,&l" 4it% t%e code of &ractice is $ilt" of an offence and s%all !e lia!le on s$,,ar" con+iction to a fine not e3ceedin @3*000 or to i,&rison,ent for a ter, not e3ceedin 3 ,ont%s or to !ot%. /'0 S$,,ar" &roceedin s for an offence $nder t%is section ,a" !e !ro$ %t and &rosec$ted !" t%e Co,,ission.7.

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0!!ence 34 A%ere an offence $nder section 2 %as !een co,,itted !" a !od" cor&orate and is &ro+ed to %a+e !een co,,itted 4it% t%e consent or conni+ance of or to !e attri!$ta!le to an" ne lect on t%e &art of a &erson !ein a director* ,ana er* secretar" or ot%er officer of t%e !od" cor&orate* or a &erson 4%o 4as &$r&ortin to act in an" s$c% ca&acit"* t%at &erson* as 4ell as t%e !od" cor&orate* s%all !e $ilt" of an offence and !e lia!le to !e &roceeded a ainst and &$nis%ed as if %e or s%e 4ere $ilt" of t%e firstB,entioned offence.

Regulati ns 64 /10 T%e 9inister ,a" ,a?e re $lations for t%e eneral &$r&ose of t%is -ct and ,a"* !" re $lation* &ro+ide for an" ,atter referred to in t%is -ct as &rescri!ed or to !e &rescri!ed. /20 E+er" re $lation $nder t%is -ct s%all !e laid !efore eac% #o$se of t%e Oireac%tas as soon as ,a" !e after it is ,ade and* if a resol$tion ann$llin t%e re $lation is &assed !" eit%er s$c% #o$se 4it%in t%e ne3t 21 da"s on 4%ic% t%at #o$se %as sat after t%e re $lation is laid !efore it* t%e re $lation s%all !e ann$lled accordin l" !$t 4it%o$t &reC$dice to t%e +alidit" of an"t%in &re+io$sl" done $nder t%e re $lation. /30 (e $lations $nder t%is -ct ,a" contain s$c% incidental* s$&&le,entar" and conse;$ential &ro+isions as a&&ear to t%e 9inister to !e necessar" or e3&edient for t%e &$r&oses of t%e re $lations. -h rt title, c llecti7e citati n and c mmencement 84 /10 T%is -ct ,a" !e cited as t%e Ener " (e $lation /Code of Practice0 -ct 2013. /20 T%e Electricit" (e $lation -cts 1999 and 2000* t%e 1as /2nteri,0 /(e $lation0 -ct 2002 and t%is -ct ,a" !e cited to et%er as t%e Electricit" and 1as (e $lation -cts 1999 to 2013* and s%all !e read to et%er as one. /30 T%is -ct s%all co,e into o&eration on s$c% da" or da"s as ,a" !e fi3ed !" order or orders of t%e 9inister.
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Ener " (e $lation /Code of Practice0 Bill 2013

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-c%t do d%Fana,% socrG ,aidir le feid%,eanna an -n -ct to &ro+ide t%e e3tension of t%e f$nctions of t%e co,,ission for ener " re $lation to ens$re c%oi,isiGin $, rialDil f$inni,% a leat%nG c%$n co,&liance* !" electricit" and as s$&&liers* a c%inntiG o co,%lHonfaid% solDt%rait%e 4it% a code of &ractice relatin to disconnection leictreac%ais a $s Dis cEd cleac%tais a of do,estic ener " !" electricit" and as !%aineann le solDt%rait%e leictreac%ais a $s Dis s$&&liers to %o$se%old c$sto,ers and to &ro+ide do d%Hc%ean al f$innea,% tHs c%$i c$stai,FirH for related ,atters. tea %lai % a $s do d%Fana,% socrG i dtao!% nit%e aol,%ara.

An Teachta Michel Muineachin a thug isteach, 10 Deireadh Fmhair, 2013

Introduced b De!ut Michael Mo nihan, 10th "ctober, 2013

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