Pursuant to Regulation 194 of the Electricity Governance Regulations 2003, the Electricity Commission gives the following notice.
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1. Title and commencement-(1) This notice is the Electricity Governance Regulations (Exemption No. 120 (Transpower New Zealand Limited)) Exemption Notice 2010.
(2) This notice comes into force on 30 September 2010.
2. Exemption-Transpower New Zealand Limited, in its capacity as the system operator ("system operator") is exempted from compliance with the requirement in Rule 6.1.2 of Part J of the Electricity Governance Rules 2003 for the system operator to notify the reconciliation manager
of the trading periods during which points of connection
to the grid were supplied from an alternative point of connection.
3. Terms and conditions-This exemption is granted on the condition that it expires at the earlier of:
(a) 29 September 2012; or
(b) when a rule change is completed to remove this obligation from the system operator.
4. Reasons for granting the exemption-The reasons for granting this exemption are:
(a) the system operator does not have the information that the rule requires for notification;
(b) the rule is inappropriately worded and an amendment will be proposed at the next opportunity, to ensure the correct party will deliver the required information;
(c) the granting of this exemption will not affect any other participants or service providers and does not impact on any other rules.
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of September 2010.
For and on behalf of the Electricity Commission:
DAVID CAYGILL, Chair.