3 Construction of references to Department of Energy and head of that Department
3-oc.101 3 Construction of references to Department of Energy and head of that Department
A reference in any Act or statutory instrument, or any other instrument, or any contract or agreement to the Department of Energy, or to the Director-General of that Department, is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Fair Trading, or to the Director-General of the Department of Fair Trading, respectively, if the reference is used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Fair Trading.
Without limiting subclause (1)—
a reference in section 21H or 21K of the Electricity Safety Act 1945, or in any instrument under those sections, to the Department of Energy is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Fair Trading, and
any reference in the Electricity Safety Act 1945, or in any instrument under that Act, to the Director-General of the Department of Energy is to be construed as a reference to the Director-General of the Department of Fair Trading in so far as that Act or instrument relates to electrical articles or electrical installations.
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