31.0

<div data-id="section-b-1-1.1" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">1.1 Establishment and composition</div>

<div data-id="section-b-1-1.2" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">1.2 <u class='defined-term'>Panel</u> objectives</div>

<div data-id="section-b-1" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">1. ESTABLISHMENT OF PANEL</div>

<div data-id="section-b-2-2.1" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">2.1 Appointment of <u class='defined-term'>Panel Chair</u>man</div>

<div data-id="section-b-2-2.2" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">2.2 Appointment of <u class='defined-term'>Panel Member</u>s by Trading Parties</div>

<div data-id="section-b-2-2.3" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">2.3 Appointment of <u class='defined-term'>Panel Member</u>s by <u class='defined-term'>Citizens Advice</u> or <u class='defined-term'>Citizens Advice Scotland</u></div>

<div data-id="section-b-2-2.4" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">2.4 Appointment of a <u class='defined-term'>Panel Member</u> by the <u class='defined-term'>NETSO</u></div>

<div data-id="section-b-2-2.5" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">2.5 Appointment of <u class='defined-term'>Panel Member</u>s by the <u class='defined-term'>Panel Chair</u>man</div>

<div data-id="section-b-2-2.6" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">2.6 Appointment of further industry member</div>

<div data-id="section-b-2-2.7" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">2.7 Term of office, and removal from office, of <u class='defined-term'>Panel Member</u>s</div>

<div data-id="section-b-2-2.8" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">2.8 Duties of <u class='defined-term'>Panel Member</u>s</div>

<div data-id="section-b-2-2.9" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">2.9 Indemnity of and protections for <u class='defined-term'>Panel Member</u>s and others</div>

<div data-id="section-b-2-2.10" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">2.10 Alternates</div>

<div data-id="section-b-2-2.11" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">2.11 Expenses, remuneration and facilities</div>

<div data-id="section-b-2-2.12" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">2.12 Representative of <u class='defined-term'>Authority</u></div>

<div data-id="section-b-2-2.13" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">2.13 Representative of <u class='defined-term'>Distribution System Operator</u>s</div>

<div data-id="section-b-2-2.14" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">2.14 <u class='defined-term'>Chief Executive</u> of BSCCo</div>

<div data-id="section-b-2-2.15" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">2.15 <u class='defined-term'>Deputy Panel Chair</u>man</div>

<div data-id="section-b-2" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">2. APPOINTMENT OF PANEL MEMBERS</div>

<div data-id="section-b-3-3.1" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">3.1 General</div>

<div data-id="section-b-3-3.2" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">3.2 Particular powers</div>

<div data-id="section-b-3-3.3" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">3.3 Provisions relating to data</div>

<div data-id="section-b-3-3.4" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">3.4 <u class='defined-term'>Performance Assurance Board</u></div>

<div data-id="section-b-3-3.5" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">3.5 Claims Committee</div>

<div data-id="section-b-3-3.6" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">3.6 <u class='defined-term'>Network Gas Supply Emergency</u> <u class='defined-term'>Settlement</u> Validation Committee</div>

<div data-id="section-b-3" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">3. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF PANEL, ETC</div>

<div data-id="section-b-4-4.1" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">4.1 Meetings</div>

<div data-id="section-b-4-4.2" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">4.2 Proceedings at meetings</div>

<div data-id="section-b-4-4.3" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">4.3 Quorum</div>

<div data-id="section-b-4-4.4" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">4.4 Voting</div>

<div data-id="section-b-4-4.5" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">4.5 Attendance by other persons</div>

<div data-id="section-b-4-4.6" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">4.6 Urgent Modification Proposals</div>

<div data-id="section-b-4-4.7" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">4.7 Urgent <u class='defined-term'>Panel</u> Meetings</div>

<div data-id="section-b-4" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">4. PROCEEDINGS OF PANEL</div>

<div data-id="section-b-5-5.1" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">5.1 Establishment</div>

<div data-id="section-b-5-5.2" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">5.2 Membership</div>

<div data-id="section-b-5-5.3" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">5.3 Duties and terms of reference of <u class='defined-term'>Panel Committee</u>s</div>

<div data-id="section-b-5-5.4" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">5.4 Proceedings of <u class='defined-term'>Panel Committee</u>s</div>

<div data-id="section-b-5-5.5" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">5.5 Decisions of <u class='defined-term'>Panel Committee</u></div>

<div data-id="section-b-5" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">5. PANEL COMMITTEES</div>

<div data-id="section-b-6-6.1" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">6.1 Annual report</div>

<div data-id="section-b-6-6.2" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">6.2 <u class='defined-term'>Annual BSC Meeting</u></div>

<div data-id="section-b-6" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">6. ANNUAL REPORTS AND ANNUAL BSC MEETING</div>

<div data-id="section-b" style="text-align:center">SECTION B: THE PANEL</div>

<div data-id="annex-b-1" style="text-align:center">ANNEX B-1: NOT USED.</div>

<div data-id="annex-b-2-1-1.1" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">1.1 Introduction</div>

<div data-id="annex-b-2-1-1.2" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">1.2 Election timetable</div>

<div data-id="annex-b-2-1-1.3" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">1.3 Publication of Election Results</div>

<div data-id="annex-b-2-1" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">1 GENERAL</div>

<div data-id="annex-b-2-2-2.1" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">2.1 Nominations</div>

<div data-id="annex-b-2-2-2.2" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">2.2 List of candidates</div>

<div data-id="annex-b-2-2" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">2. CANDIDATES</div>

<div data-id="annex-b-2-3-3.1" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">3.1 Voting papers</div>

<div data-id="annex-b-2-3-3.2" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">3.2 Preference votes and voting rounds</div>

<div data-id="annex-b-2-3-3.3" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">3.3 First voting round</div>

<div data-id="annex-b-2-3-3.4" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">3.4 Second voting round</div>

<div data-id="annex-b-2-3-3.5" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">3.5 Third voting round</div>

<div data-id="annex-b-2-3-3.6" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">3.6 Further round</div>

<div data-id="annex-b-2-3" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">3. VOTING</div>

<div data-id="annex-b-2-4-4.1" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">4.1 General</div>

<div data-id="annex-b-2-4-4.2" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">4.2 Replacement for not less than 6 months</div>

<div data-id="annex-b-2-4-4.3" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">4.3 Replacement for less than 6 months</div>

<div data-id="annex-b-2-4" style="margin-left:0.69in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.69in">4. VACANCIES</div>

<div data-id="annex-b-2" style="text-align:center">ANNEX B-2: ELECTION OF INDUSTRY PANEL MEMBERS</div>

CONTENTS

BSC Section B: The Panel V31.0

Defined Terms

Cross-references