Electricity Act 1989

49 Keeping of register. E+W+S

(1) The Director shall, F1 ... in such form as he may determine, maintain a register for the purposes of this Part.

(2) Subject to subsection (3) and to any direction given under subsection (4) below, the Director shall cause to be entered in the register the provisions of—

(a) every licence and every exemption granted to a particular person;

(b) every modification or revocation of a licence;

(c) every direction or consent given or determination made under [F2 or in respect of] a licence; F3 ...

(d) every final or provisional order, every revocation of such an order and every notice under section 25(6) above [F4 ; and

(e) every penalty imposed under section 27A(1) and every notice under section 27A(5)].

[F5 (3) The Authority may enter the provisions of anything in the register in a manner that excludes, so far as practicable, so much of the details of those provisions as it considers it appropriate to exclude for the purpose of maintaining the confidentiality of—

(a) matters relating to the affairs of an individual the publication of which would or might, in its opinion, seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that individual; and

(b) matters relating specifically to the affairs of a particular body of persons the publication of which would or might, in the Authority’s opinion, seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that body.]

(4) If it appears to the Secretary of State that the entry of any provision in the register would be against the public interest or the commercial interests of any person, he may direct the Director not to enter that provision in the register.

[F6 (5) The contents of the register must be shown on the Authority's website.]

(6) Any person may, on the payment of such fee as may be specified in an order [F7 made by the Secretary of State], require the Director to supply him with a copy of, or extract from, any part of the register, being a copy or extract which is certified by the Director to be a true copy or extract.

(7) Any sums received by the Director under this section shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 49(1) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 97(6), 115(3)(k)

F2 Words in s. 49(2)(c) inserted (31.1.2024) by Energy Act 2023 (c. 52), s. 334(1), Sch. 11 para. 7; S.I. 2024/32, reg. 3(a)(ix)

F3 Word in s. 49(2)(c) repealed (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 27, s. 108, Sch. 8; S.I. 2001/3266, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-20)

F4 S. 49(2)(e) and the word “; and” immediately preceding it inserted (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 27, s. 59(3); S.I. 2001/3266, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-20)

F5 S. 49(3) substituted (5.10.2004) by Energy Act 2004 (c. 20), ss. 183(3), 198(2); S.I. 2004/2575, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

F6 S. 49(5) substituted (26.5.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 97(7), 115(3)(k)

F7 Words in s. 49(6) substituted (26.5.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 97(8), 115(3)(k)