Electricity Act 1989

[F16GSection 6F: meaning of “commissioning period”E+W+S

(1)For the purposes of section 6F(3), transmission over [F2a] transmission system (or anything forming part of it) takes place during a “commissioning period” if it takes place at any time—

(a)before a completion notice is given in respect of the system, or

(b)during the period of 18 months beginning with the day on which such a notice is given.

(2)A “completion notice”, in relation to a transmission system, is a notice which—

(a)is given to the Authority by the relevant co-ordination licence holder in accordance with the co-ordination licence, and

(b)states that it would be possible to carry on an activity to which section 4(1)(b) applies by making available for use that system.

F3(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F4(6)In this section—

  • “co-ordination licence” means a transmission licence which authorises a person to co-ordinate and direct the flow of electricity onto and over a transmission system by means of which the transmission of electricity takes place and the whole or part of which is at a place in Great Britain, in the territorial sea adjacent to Great Britain or in a Renewable Energy Zone;

  • “relevant co-ordination licence holder” means the holder of a co-ordination licence to whom a person has applied (in accordance with any provision made by that licence) for an offer of connection to and use of a transmission system for the purposes of which the tender exercise is held.]]

Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 6F-6H inserted (E.W.S.) (18.2.2014) by Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), ss. 147(3), 156(2)