The Electricity (Individual Exemption from the Requirement for a Transmission Licence) (Moray East) (Scotland) Order 2023

• Citation: S.I. 2023/981
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application

(1) This Order may be cited as the Electricity (Individual Exemption from the Requirement for a Transmission Licence) (Moray East) (Scotland) Order 2023 and comes into force on 9th October 2023.

(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

(3) This Order applies in relation to Scotland only.

Section 2 Exemption from section 4(1)(b) of the Electricity Act 1989

(1) The Secretary of State grants exemption from section 4(1)(b) of the Act (prohibition on unlicensed transmission of electricity for supply) to Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited in respect of transmission taking place over the transmission system connected to the Moray East Offshore Wind Farm.

(2) The exemption in paragraph (1) of this article applies for the period beginning with 9th October 2023 and ending with the earlier of—

(a) the day after the day on which the transmission system connected to Moray East Offshore Wind Farm is transferred to a successful bidder;

(b) 31st March 2024.

(3) In this article—

(a) “ the Act ” means the Electricity Act 1989;

(b) Moray East Offshore Wind Farm means the generating station located in the Moray Firth, in the Northeast of Scotland with its central point being approximately Latitude 58°10′01″ and Longitude 2°41′55″;

(c) Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited means Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 07101438;

(d) “ successful bidder ” means, in relation to the transfer of a transmission system, a person to whom, as a result of a tender exercise, an offshore transmission licence within the meaning of section 6C(5) of the Act (competitive tenders for offshore transmission licences) has been or is to be granted in respect of that transmission system.