Energy Policy in Northern Ireland is strongly influenced by European Energy Policy.
EU Third Package of Energy Legislation
The links below will enable you to access the EU Third Energy Package of legislation concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and gas (also known as IME 3). The Third Package comprises:
Electricity Directive 2009/72/EC
Electricity Regulation 714/2009
Agency for the Co-operation of Energy Regulators (ACER) Regulation 713/2009
The majority of the Third Package requirement have been implemented via the Gas and Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 and can be accessed here
The Gas and Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011
