Office for the Regulation of Electricity and Gas

NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 14(2) OF THE ELECTRICITY (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1992

In pursuance of its powers under Article 14(1) of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (hereafter referred to as the “ Order ”) as amended by the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, the Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation (the “ Authority ”), having obtained the consent of the licensee in question, hereby gives notice as follows:

1.	It proposes to make modifications to the Conditions applicable to each of the Transmission Licence and the Public Electricity Supply Licence granted to Northern Ireland Electricity plc (“ NIE ”) under Article 10(1) of the Order. The modifications are to:- Condition 4 Part II (Prohibition of cross-subsidies and of discrimination), Condition 15 Part II (Non-discrimination in the provision of use of system, connection to system and top-up or standby), Condition 3 Part III (Bulk supply tariff and PSO charge), Condition 5 Part III (Supply Competition Code), Condition 6 Part III (Obligation on economic purchasing by power procurement manager), Condition 16 Part III (Operating Security Standard), and Schedules 5A (Bulk Supply Tariff Restriction Conditions), 5B (System Support Services (SSS) Charge Restriction Conditions), 7 (Indices) and 10 (Notified Values (for Bulk Supply Tariff Restrictions).
2.	The purpose of the licence modifications is to revise the Bulk Supply Tariff Restriction Conditions and the SSS Charge Restriction Conditions for the next price control review period.
3.	A copy of the proposed modifications can be viewed during office hours (9.00 am - 5.00 pm) and, if required, can be obtained (free of charge) from the Office for the Regulation of Electricity and Gas, Brookmount Buildings, 42 Fountain Street, Belfast BT1 5EE (Telephone: 02890-311575; Fax: 02890-311740).
4.	The purpose of this notice is to bring to your attention the proposed modifications referred to above and to invite you to make any representations or raise any objections you may have to those proposed modifications. Any such representations or objections to the proposed modifications should be made on or before Friday, 2nd April 2004 to the Office for the Regulation of Electricity and Gas, Brookmount Buildings, 42 Fountain Street, Belfast BT1 5EE (Telephone: 02890-311575; Fax: 02890-311740).
5.	Pursuant to Article 14(3) of the Order, the Authority has served a copy of this notice on NIE, and pursuant to Article 14(4) of the Order, the Authority has sent a copy of this notice to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment.

Dated this day Monday, 1st March 2004.

The Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation