The Energy Act 2004 (Assistance for Areas with High Distribution Costs) Order 2005

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation commencement and extent

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Scheme to provide assistance to the specified area

5. 4. The scheme shall be implemented in the manner set out...

6. 5. Amount of assistance in the first year of the scheme

7. 6. Modifications to licences granted to authorised suppliers

8. 7. Modifications to licences granted to authorised distributors

9. 8. Modifications to licences granted to authorised transmitters

10. Signature

11. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Description of Area

       1. 1. Aberdeen City local authority region.

       2. 2. Aberdeenshire local authority region.

       3. 3. Angus local authority region.

       4. 4. Argyll and Bute local authority region, except that part of...

       5. 5. In Clackmannan local authority region that part of the region...

       6. 6. Dundee city local authority region.

       7. 7. That part of Fife local authority region around Wester Gospestry,...

       8. 8. Moray local authority region.

       9. 9. Na h-Eilean an lar local authority region.

       10. 10. In North Ayrshire region— (a) The Isle of Arran;

       11. 11. Orkney Islands local authority region.

       12. 12. Perthshire and Kinross local authority region, except—

       13. 13. Shetland Islands local authority region.

       14. 14. Stirling local authority region, except that part of the region...

       15. 15. In West Dunbartonshire local authority region— (a) that part of...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Modifications to licences granted to authorised suppliers

       1. Condition 30B. Assistance for areas with high distribution costs scheme: payment to system operator

          1. 1. Pursuant to the Energy Act 2004 (Assistance for Areas with...

          2. 2. The p/kWh tariff to be paid by the licensee in...

          3. 3. The licensee shall pay to the system operator an amount...

          4. 4. The accounting statements to be prepared for the purposes of...

          5. 5. In this condition: “base interest rate” means, in respect of...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Modifications to licences granted to authorised distributors

       1. Condition 53A. Assistance for areas with high distribution costs scheme: transfer of payment to the licensee and accounting requirements

          1. 1. Pursuant to the Energy Act 2004 (Assistance for Areas with...

          2. 2. The accounting statement to be prepared for the purposes of...

          3. 3. In this condition: “relevant distributor” has the same meaning as...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       Modifications to licences granted to authorised distributors

       1. Condition 53B. Assistance for areas with high distribution costs scheme: allocation of the annual payment between specified suppliers

          1. 1. The licensee shall apply the benefit of any annual payment...

          2. 2. The licensee shall apply the benefit of the annual payment...

          3. 3. In this condition: “specified area” means the area specified in...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       Modifications to licences granted to authorised distributors

       1. Condition 53C. Assistance for areas with high distribution costs scheme: prohibition on engaging in preferential or discriminatory behaviour

          1. 1. The licensee shall not, in meeting its obligations under standard...

          2. 2. When determining the level of benefit to apply to another...

          3. 3. On notification by the Authority, the licensee shall keep and...

          4. 4. In this condition: “assistance for areas with high distribution costs...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       Modification to licences granted to authorised transmitters

       1. Condition C20. Assistance for areas with high distribution costs scheme: restriction on revenue

          1. 1. The licensee shall ensure that in each relevant year the...

          2. 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1 above, for the first...

          3. 3. For the purposes of paragraph 1 above, for the first...

          4. 4. For the purposes of paragraph 1 above, for the first...

          5. 5. In this condition: “administration allowance” means the amount of the...

    7. SCHEDULE 7

       Modification to licences granted to authorised transmitters

       1. Condition C21. Assistance for areas with high distribution costs scheme: payments from authorised suppliers

          1. 1. Pursuant to the Energy Act 2004 (Assistance for Areas with...

          2. 2. For each relevant year the licensee shall calculate a p/kWh...

          3. 3. The licensee shall issue to each authorised supplier an invoice...

          4. 4. The invoices issued pursuant to paragraph 3 above may also...

          5. 5. For each relevant year, the licensee shall prepare a statement...

          6. 6. For each relevant year including the first relevant year, as...

          7. 7. The licensee shall send a copy of any statement prepared...

          8. 8. The licensee may make a charge for any copy of...

          9. 9. In this condition: “administration allowance” means the amount of the...

    8. SCHEDULE 8

       Modification to licences granted to authorised transmitters

       1. Condition C22. Assistance for areas with high distribution costs scheme: payments to a relevant distributor

          1. 1. Pursuant to the Energy Act 2004 (Assistance for Areas with...

          2. 2. For the avoidance of doubt, the payments required by this...

          3. 3. In this condition: “assistance amount” means the amount paid by...

    9. SCHEDULE 9

       Modification to licences granted to authorised transmitters

       1. Condition C23. Assistance for areas with high distribution costs scheme: annual statement

          1. 1. As soon as practicable after issuing the last invoice in...

          2. 2. In this condition: “authorised supplier” has the same meaning as...

12. Explanatory Note