No 40 of 2006 - Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
What does this law do?
This Act is an important component in driving forward the Government's progressive energy agenda. It expands the regulatory functions of the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) to develop an all-island energy market, to regulate electrical contractors and gas installers with respect to safety and to regulate electricity interconnectors. It also provides for greater Ministerial powers to provide policy directions to the Commission for Energy Regulation, to open the natural gas market and to take action in the case of emergencies. Finally it provides for a wide range of miscellaneous matters, including mine site rehabilitation and the issue of capital stock in Bord Gáis Éireann.
Contact Department:
Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
Signed by the President on:
24 December 2006
Full version of this Act can be found on the Oireachtas website.