18.—(1) Workers engaged in essential or emergency works—
(a)related to—
(i)a generating station,
(ii)an electricity interconnector,
(iii)a district heat network as defined in regulation 2 of the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014(1),
(iv)communal heating as defined in regulation 2 of the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014,
(v)automated ballast cleaning and track re-laying systems on a network, or
(vi)the commissioning, maintenance and repair of industrial machinery for use on a network, or
(b)carried out by or on behalf of—
(i)the national system operator,
(ii)a person holding a transmission licence,
(iii)a person holding a distribution licence,
(iv)a person holding a licence under section 7 and 7ZA of the Gas Act 1986(2),
(v)a LNG import or export facility as defined in section 48 of the Gas Act 1986(3), or
(vi)a person holding a network licence under section 8 of the Railways Act 1993,
where they have travelled to the United Kingdom for the purposes of their work.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—
(a)“distribution licence” means a licence granted under section 6(1)(c) of the Electricity Act 1989(4),
(b)“essential or emergency works” includes commissioning, inspections, maintenance, repairs, and asset replacement activities,
(c)“national system operator” means the person operating the national transmission system for Great Britain,
(d)“network”, in sub-paragraph (1)(a)(v) and (vi), has the meaning given in section 83(1) of the Railways Act 1993(5)
(e)“transmission licence” means a licence granted under section 6(1)(b) of the Electricity Act 1989,
(f)“electricity interconnector”, “generating station” and “transmission system” have the meanings given in section 64(1) of the Electricity Act 1989(6).
S.I. 2014/3120. There are no relevant amending instruments.
1986 c. 44. Section 7ZA was inserted by section 149(6) of the Energy Act 2004.
The definition was inserted by S.I. 2011/2704.
1993 c. 43. There are amendments to section 83(1) but none is relevant.
The definition of “electricity interconnector” was inserted by section 147(7) of the Energy Act 2004. The definition of “transmission system” was substituted by paragraph 15 of Schedule 19 to the 2004 Act.