Gas (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024

Completion of certain matters commenced

27. (1) Anything commenced but not completed before the vesting day by or under the authority of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage may, in so far as it relates to a function transferred by section 24 , be carried on and completed by the Minister.

(2) On and from the vesting day—

(a) any draft DMAP in preparation on the vesting day by the Minister in his or her capacity as a competent authority (D), shall be continued by the Minister in his or her capacity as the competent authority (M), and

(b) in relation to a draft DMAP referred to in paragraph (a), any action taken by the Minister in his or her capacity as a competent authority (D) prior to the vesting day shall be deemed to have been taken by the Minister in his or her capacity as the competent authority (M) for the purposes of section 29 of the Act of 2021.

(3) In this section—

“competent authority (D)” has the same meaning as it has in Part 2 of the Act of 2021;

“competent authority (M)” has the same meaning as it has in Part 2 of the Act of 2021;

“DMAP” has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2021.