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36 Determination of disputes by Authority

26.—(1) Any dispute between a consumer and a market support services licensee as to whether supply of electricity should be provided to that consumer—
 * (a) may be referred to the Authority by either party; and
 * (b) on such a reference, shall be determined by the Authority, whose decision shall be final and conclusive between the parties.

(2) Notwithstanding that a dispute between a consumer and a market support services licensee has been referred to the Authority, the licensee shall, subject to section 21 (5) and 41 (13), supply electricity to the consumer until the dispute is determined by the Authority.

Fuel stocks

27.—(1) In respect of any generating station, the Authority may give a direction requiring the electricity licensee who operates it—
 * (a) to make such arrangements with respect to stocks of fuel held at or near that generating station for the purposes of its operation as will—
 * (i) enable those stocks to be brought within a specified time to, and thereafter maintained at, a specified level; and
 * (ii) ensure that they do not fall below that level, except as may be permitted by the terms of the direction or by a direction under subsection (2); and
 * (b) to create such stocks and make such arrangements with respect to them,

and the amount of any stocks may be specified by reference to the period for which it would enable the generating station to be maintained in operation.

(2) In respect of any generating station, the Authority may, in the event of an emergency, give a direction—
 * (a) authorising or requiring the electricity licensee who operates it to make such use as may be specified of any stocks held at or near that generating station; and