The Electricity Supply (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1987

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes miscellaneous amendments to the Electricity Supply (Northern Ireland) Order 1972. The main amendments are—

(a) to rename the Northern Ireland Electricity Service as Northern Ireland Electricity;

(b) to facilitate the generation of electricity by persons other than Northern Ireland Electricity;

(c) to extend the functions and borrowing powers of Northern Ireland Electricity;

(d) to require Northern Ireland Electricity to adopt and support schemes for use of heat produced from the generation of electricity;

(e) to extend the purpose for which the Department of Economic Development may compulsorily acquire land;

(f) to make new provision with respect to powers of entry;

(g) to require notice of construction of private generating stations to be given to Northern Ireland Electricity;

(h) to enable Northern Ireland Electricity to require a person to remedy any electric line made unsafe by his action; and

(i) to increase the time within which prosecutions for certain offences can be brought.