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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Electricity industry governance - Electricity Industry Participation Code - Making and amending Code

38: Authority amends Code

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“The group in charge can change the rules about electricity”

You can change the rules about electricity at any time. The group in charge of this is called the Authority. They have to follow some other rules when they make changes. These rules are in section 39 of this law and section 54V of the Commerce Act 1986.

When the Authority changes the rules, they can add new things, take things away, replace things, or completely rewrite the rules.

After the Authority decides to change the rules, they have to wait at least 28 days before the new rules start. They also have to tell everyone about the new rules by publishing them under the Legislation Act 2019. You can find out more about this in section 33 of this law.

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Part 2 Electricity industry governance
Electricity Industry Participation Code: Making and amending Code

38Authority amends Code

  1. The Authority may amend the Code at any time, subject to section 39 of this Act and section 54V of the Commerce Act 1986.

  2. An amendment may be an addition, an omission, a substitution, or a complete replacement.

  3. Repealed

  4. An amendment may not come into force until a date that is at least 28 days after the date on which it is published under the Legislation Act 2019 (see section 33).

Notes
  • Section 38(3): repealed, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
  • Section 38(4): amended, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).