The Gas (Downstream Reconciliation) Rules 2008 define those industry members who participate in the operation of the Rules as allocation participants. Allocation participants comprise retailers, distributors, meter owners or transmission system owners.
Gas Industry Co has three sources of funding:
Gas Industry Levy
Annual Fee
Market Fees
The Gas Act provides for a levy on industry participants to fund the activities of Gas Industry Co (as industry body) pursuant to that Act. Gas Industry Co as industry body incurs the costs of:
There are currently no vacancies at Gas Industry Co.
The natural gas industry comprises four main sectors:
Exploration and production
Transmission
Distribution
Major users and the retail sector

Gas Industry Co is a limited liability company registered under the Companies Act 1993. The Company was approved as the industry body under Part 4A of the Gas Act 1992 on 22 December 2004 by the Gas (Approval of Industry Body) Order 2004.
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Christine Southey, Chief Executive LLB BA (Hons) Christine was appointed as Chief Executive in 2005. She was a Commissioner on the Electricity Commission from 2003 until joining Gas Industry Co. |