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26 Special condition in market support services licence

10. Without prejudice to the generality of section 9 (1) and (6), the conditions specified in an electricity licence, to which a market support services licensee may be subject, may include a requirement that the licensee shall provide market support services to a contestable consumer on terms and conditions approved by the Authority for the purpose of allowing the consumer to purchase electricity indirectly from any wholesale electricity market through the licensee in circumstances in which—
 * (a) the contestable consumer does not, cannot or no longer wishes to purchase electricity from a retail electricity licensee or directly from any wholesale electricity market; or
 * (b) a retail electricity licensee is unable or refuses to retail electricity to the contestable consumer for any reason.

Restriction on transfer of electricity licence

11.—(1) No electricity licence shall be transferable to any other person without the approval in writing of the Authority.

(2) Any purported transfer of an electricity licence shall be void.

Modification of conditions of electricity licence

12.—(1) Subject to this section, the Authority may modify the conditions of an electricity licence.

(2) The Authority shall not modify any condition of an electricity licence unless the Authority is satisfied that the modification is requisite or expedient having regard to the functions and duties of the Authority under section 3.

(3) Before making any modification to the conditions of an electricity licence under this section, the Authority shall give notice to the electricity licensee concerned and other electricity licensees likely to be affected by the proposed modification—
 * (a) stating that the Authority proposes to make a modification in the manner specified in the notice;
 * (b) stating the reasons why the Authority proposes to make the modification, including whether the need for the