Section 168(4)

In this section “relevant statutory functions” means— in relation to any licence granted under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984, the duties and obligations of the Director General of Telecommunications imposed on him by or in pursuance of any enactment or other provision mentioned in section 7(5)(a) of that Act; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in relation to any licence granted under section 7 or 7A, 7A , 7AA, 7AB or 7AC of the Gas Act 1986 (c. 44), the objectives and duties of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority under section 4AA and 4AB(2) of that Act; in relation to any licence granted under section 6 of the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29), the objectives and duties of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority under section 3A and 3B(2) of that Act; in relation to any networking arrangements (within the meaning given by section 290 of the Communications Act 2003), the duty of the Office of Communications under subsection (1) of section 3 of that Act to secure the matters mentioned in subsection (2)(c) of that section; in relation to a company’s appointment under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56), the duties of the Water Services Regulation Authority under section 2 of that Act; in relation to a licence granted under Chapter 1A of Part 2 of the Act of 1991 or an agreement under section 66D or 117E of that Act, the duties of the Authority under section 2 of that Act or under that section and section 66D or 117E of that Act (as the case may be); in relation to any licence granted under article 10 of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/231 (N.I. 1)), the objective and duties of the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation under Article 12 of the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/419 (N.I. 6)); in relation to any licence granted under section 8 of the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43) where none of the conditions of the licence relate to consumer protection, the duties of the Office of Rail and Road under section 4 of that Act; in relation to a SNRP issued pursuant to the Railways Infrastructure (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 where none of the conditions of the SNRP relate to consumer protection, the duties of the Department for Regional Development under regulation 36 of those Regulations; in relation to any licence granted under section 8 of the Act of 1993 where one or more than one condition of the licence relates to consumer protection, the duties of the Office of Rail Regulation under section 4 of that Act and the duties of the Strategic Rail Authority under section 207 of the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38); in relation to any access agreement (within the meaning given by section 83(1) of the Act of 1993), the duties of the Office of Rail and Road under section 4 of the Act of 1993; in relation to any franchise agreement (within the meaning given by section 23(3) of the Act of 1993), the duties of the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers and the National Assembly for Wales under section 4 of the Act of 1993; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in relation to any licence granted under article 8 of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/275 (N.I. 2)), the objective and duties of the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation under Article 14 of the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in relation to any licence granted under section 5 of the Transport Act 2000, the duties of the Civil Aviation Authority under section 87 of that Act; in relation to a company's appointment under Chapter I of Part III of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, the duties of the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation under Article 6 of that Order; in relation to regulatory conditions imposed under Part 3 of the Postal Services Act 2011, the duty of the Office of Communications under section 29 of that Act; in relation to any licence issued under section 87 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, the duties of NHS England under sections 62 and 66 of that Act; in relation to a licence granted under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Civil Aviation Act 2012, the duties of the Civil Aviation Authority under section 1 of that Act, and in relation to a licence granted under section 7 of the Energy Act 2023, the objectives and duties of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority under section 1 of that Act.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04