
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) Order (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 and come into operation on 31st March 2016.
2 
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
3 
The Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 is amended in accordance with regulations 4 and 5.
4 
In Article 2(2)—
(a) after the definition of “the Electricity Order” insert—“
 “the Electricity Market Regulation” means Regulation (EC) 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity;”
(b) For the definition of “the SEM” substitute—“
 “the SEM” means the Single Electricity Market, that is to say the arrangements in Northern Ireland and Ireland—
(a) initially described in the Memorandum of Understanding mentioned in paragraph (3);
(b) designed to promote the establishment and operation of a single competitive wholesale electricity market in Northern Ireland and Ireland; and
(c) which allow for the efficient application of the EU rules for cross border trade in electricity contained within or adopted pursuant to the Electricity Market Regulation as supplemented by—
(i) network codes established under Article 6 of that Regulation, and
(ii) guidelines adopted under Article 18 of that Regulation;”
5 
After Article 2(6) insert—“
(7) In this Order, any reference to the Electricity Market Regulation, to network codes established under Article 6 of that Regulation or to guidelines adopted under Article 18 of that Regulation shall be construed as references to those instruments as amended from time to time.”
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 8th March 2016.
J Mills
A senior officer of the
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
