Climate Change Act 2008

2 [F1 (1) An environmental authority may, for the purposes of enabling a trading scheme to be established, by notice require an electricity supplier or electricity distributor to provide any of the following information— U.K.

(a) information about the electricity meters and metering systems for which the supplier or distributor is responsible, including (in particular) their locations and any identifying features;

(b) information about the persons to whom electricity measured by those meters or systems is supplied or who purchase such electricity;

(c) information about the consumption by those persons of that electricity;

(d) any other information that the environmental authority considers necessary for identifying the potential participants in the scheme.

(2) An “electricity supplier”—

(a) in relation to England and Wales and Scotland means an authorised supplier within the meaning of the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29) (see section 64(1) of that Act);

(b) in relation to Northern Ireland means—

(i) an electricity supplier within the meaning of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/231) (N.I. 1) (see Article 3 of that Order), or

(ii) a person who may supply electricity to premises without a licence by virtue of an exemption under Article 9 of that Order.

(3) An “electricity distributor”—

(a) in relation to England and Wales and Scotland means an authorised distributor within the meaning of the Electricity Act 1989 (see section 64(1) of that Act);

(b) in relation to Northern Ireland means an electricity distributor within the meaning of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (see Article 3 of that Order).

(4) References in this Schedule to an electricity supplier or electricity distributor include an agent of such a supplier or distributor.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 4 paras. 1-5 ceased to have effect (26.1.2009) by virtue of Climate Change Act 2008 (c. 27), ss. 50(2), 100(5)