The Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation

NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 14(2) OF THE ELECTRICITY (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1992, as amended by the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

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

1.	It proposes to make modifications to the Conditions applicable to each Second tier Supply Licence granted under Article 10(2) of the Order. The modifications applicable to each Second tier Supply Licence are: to Condition 1 (Interpretation and construction); to Condition 14 (Prohibition of cross subsidies); to Condition 14; insertion of a new Condition 14A (Prohibition in relation to confidential information); and insertion of a new Condition 14B (Separation of Second Tier Supply Business).
2.	The purpose of the licence modifications is to ensure the effective separation of NIE’s regulated businesses (PES, PPB, Transmission, Distribution and Generation) carried out under its Transmission and Public Electricity Supply licences, from the affiliated Second tier Supply business Viridian Energy Supply Ltd (Energia). The modifications also seek to limit the circumstances under which Second tier Suppliers can use commercially sensitive information obtained from NIE’s regulated businesses.
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; Email: emma.magill@ofregni.gov.uk).
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 20 September 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; Email: emma.magill@ofregni.gov.uk).
5.	Pursuant to Article 14(3) of the Order, the Authority has served a copy of this notice on Second tier Supply licence holders, 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 27th DAY OF August 2004

Douglas McIldoon (Chairman)

The Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation