Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Eirgrid) Act 2008

Number 11 of 2008

ELECTRICITY REGULATION (AMENDMENT) (EIRGRID) ACT 2008

REVISED

Updated to 12 July 2022

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Eirgrid) Act 2008. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.

All Acts up to and including the Eirgrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Act 2022 (17/2022), enacted 7 July 2022, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 10) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 397 of 2022), made 12 July 2022, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act, the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees, undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email to

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Number 11 of 2008


ELECTRICITY REGULATION (AMENDMENT) (EIRGRID) ACT 2008

REVISED

Updated to 12 July 2022



Acts Referred to

Companies Acts

Electricity Regulation Act 1999

1999, No. 23

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006

2006, No. 40


Number 11 of 2008


ELECTRICITY REGULATION (AMENDMENT) (EIRGRID) ACT 2008

REVISED

Updated to 12 July 2022


AN ACT TO ENABLE, SUBJECT TO THE GRANT OF AN AUTHORISATION BY VIRTUE OF SECTION 16(1)(b) OF THE ELECTRICITY REGULATION ACT 1999, THE CONSTRUCTION BY EIRGRID OF AN INTERCONNECTOR, TO ENABLE, SUBJECT TO THE GRANT OF A LICENCE UNDER SECTION 14(1)(i) OF THE ELECTRICITY REGULATION ACT 1999, THE TRANSPORTATION OF ELECTRICITY ACROSS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH AN INTERCONNECTOR BY EIRGRID, TO ENABLE EIRGRID TO OWN AND OPERATE SUCH AN INTERCONNECTOR, TO PROVIDE FOR SUBSIDIARIES OF EIRGRID, TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT EIRGRID MAY BORROW, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURE THAT MAY BE INCURRED BY EIRGRID AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS.

[8th July, 2008]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: