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Under the authority of section 5.1 of the Electrical Control Power Act, 1994, the Lieutenant Governor in Council directs the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities to adopt a policy for Non-Government Rural Isolated Domestic and General Service Customers of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro that:

                                      (i) any changes in rates charged to these customers shall be equal to changes approved for equivalent rate classes of Newfoundland Power customers on or after January 1, 2007;

                                      (ii) notwithstanding (i), commencing January 1, 2011 rates for these customers shall be those that would have come into effect but for this directive and directives OC2006-512 and OC2008-365; and

                                      (iii) the provisions of this directive do not apply to rates to be established for these customers following the earlier of either an Order of the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities with respect to a subsequent general rate application of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, or December 31, 2010.