8General application—variations to agreements

8  General application—variations to agreements

 (a) a person is a covered supplier; and

 (b) the person enters into an agreement for the supply of regulated gas; and

 (c) the agreement is entered into before the commencement of this instrument; and

 (d) after the transition period, the person enters into a variation of the agreement; and

 (e) the variation includes a provision that determines the price of regulated gas to be supplied under the agreement.

 (2) For the purposes of section 7, as it has effect in respect of the provisions covered by subsection (3), treat the agreement, to the extent that it is varied under the variation, as being an agreement entered into at the time the variation is entered into.

 (3) This subsection covers the following provisions:

 (a) Division 2 of Part 4;

 (b) section 31;

 (c) paragraph 33(2)(k);

 (d) any other provision in this instrument, to the extent that it relates to the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).