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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Miscellaneous - Transitional and consequential provisions - Rulings Panel

142: Work of Rulings Panel

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"The Rulings Panel keeps working on electricity problems, old and new"

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In this law, you need to know about something called the Rulings Panel. This panel deals with issues in the electricity industry. Here's what you should understand:

If there were any cases or problems that the Rulings Panel was looking at before this new law started, they will continue to be handled as if the old rules were still in place. This means the new law won't change how these older cases are dealt with.

For any new issues that come to the Rulings Panel after the new law starts, they will be handled using the new rules. However, there's a special rule in section 139(3) that might change this in some cases.

It's important to know that this new law doesn't cancel or change any decisions the Rulings Panel made before. Also, if anyone wants to appeal (challenge) a decision made by the Rulings Panel, they can still do that, whether the decision was made before or after the new law started.

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Part 5Miscellaneous
Transitional and consequential provisions: Rulings Panel

142Work of Rulings Panel

  1. All proceedings, appeals, disputes, or other matters before the Rulings Panel immediately before the commencement date must be dealt with as if this Act had not been enacted and as if the Electricity Governance Regulations 2003 were still in force.

  2. All matters that are referred to, or otherwise come before, the Rulings Panel after the commencement date must be dealt with under this Act and the regulations, subject to section 139(3).

  3. Nothing in this Act—

  4. affects or invalidates any order made by the Rulings Panel before the commencement date; or
    1. affects any appeal that is or may be brought against, or relating to, a determination or order of the Rulings Panel.