The Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) (Amendment) Order 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/629
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and Commencement

This Order shall be cited as the Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) (Amendment) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 6th April 2007.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order “the 2001 Order ” means the Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) Order 2001 .

Section 3 Amendments to the 2001 Order

In article 4(4)(b) of the 2001 Order, after “paragraph (3) above” insert “(other than persons who fall within Class D of Schedule 3)”.

Section 4 Amendments to the 2001 Order

After article 4(4)(b) of the 2001 Order insert the following sub-paragraph—

(c) Persons referred to in paragraph (3) above who fall within Class D of Schedule 3 shall not distribute electricity for the purpose of giving a supply to domestic premises.

Section 5 Amendments to the 2001 Order

In Schedule 3 to the 2001 Order, after the paragraph entitled “Class C: Distribution to non-domestic consumers” insert—

Class D: Offshore distributors

Persons (other than licensed distributors) who distribute electricity generated by an offshore generating station by means of a distribution system which is not used to convey electricity generated otherwise than by offshore generating stations.

(D.1) For the purposes of Class D—

“offshore generating station” means a generating station that is situated within an area of offshore waters; and

“offshore waters” means—

waters in or adjacent to Great Britain which are between the mean low water mark and the seaward limits of the territorial sea;

waters within an area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 ; and

waters within an area designated under section 84(4) of the Energy Act 2004 .