24ESC ceases to have certain distribution system related regulatory functions, powers and duties

24 ESC ceases to have certain distribution system related regulatory functions, powers and duties (1) Despite anything to the contrary in any Act or instrument, on the transitional period commencement date the ESC, by force of this section, ceases to have any function or power, or to be subject to any duty, under— (a) a relevant regulatory law or instrument (as that law or instrument relates to the economic regulation of the provision of distribution services by a relevant distributor); or (c) a specified ESC code or guideline provision. S. 24(2) inserted by No. 11/2013 s. 17. (2) On and after the commencement of section 17 of the **Energy Legislation Amendment (Flexible Pricing and Other Matters) Act 2013**, the ESC has every function or power under a specified law, instrument or provision necessary for it to perform a function or duty or exercise a power under the **Essential Services Commission Act 2001**. S. 24(3) inserted by No. 11/2013 s. 17. (3) Subsection (2) applies despite anything to the contrary in subsection (1). S. 24(4) inserted by No. 11/2013 s. 17. (4) In subsection (2), ***specified law, instrument or provision*** means— (a) a relevant regulatory law or instrument; or (c) a specified ESC code or guideline provision. S. 25 inserted by No. 66/2007 s. 5.