(1) An appointed auction platform must provide the means to access its auctions on a non-discriminatory basis.

(2) Admission to the auctions must not be dependent on becoming a member of or a participant in the secondary market organised by the appointed auction platform or any other trading place operated by the appointed auction platform or by any third party.

(3) The appointed auction platform must ensure that its auctions can be accessed remotely by means of an electronic interface accessible securely and reliably through the internet.

(4) In addition, the appointed auction platform may offer bidders the option of accessing its auctions through dedicated connections to the electronic interface.

(5) The appointed auction platform may offer, and the Treasury may by direction require the auction platform to offer, one or more alternative means of accessing its auctions, should the main means of access be inaccessible for whatever reason, provided that such alternative means of access are secure and reliable and their use does not lead to any discrimination between bidders.