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The Electricity (Applications for Consent) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2013

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1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Electricity (Applications for Consent) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 5th April 2013.

(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendment of the Electricity (Applications for Consent) Regulations 1990

2.—(1) The Electricity (Applications for Consent) Regulations 1990(1) are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) In regulation 11(1) (fees payable on applications for consent) for the Table(2) substitute—

TABLE

Subject matter of application for consentFee
1.  Overhead line with a total distance not exceeding 15 kilometres which is not EIA development£180
2.  Overhead line with a total distance not exceeding 15 kilometres which is EIA development£2,400
3.  Overhead line with a total distance—
(a)

exceeding 15 kilometres but not exceeding 50 kilometres

£18,000
(b)

exceeding 50 kilometres but not exceeding 100 kilometres

£30,000
(c)

exceeding 100 kilometres

£60,000
4.  Construction or construction and operation of a generating station of capacity—
(a)

not exceeding 10 megawatts

£6,000
(b)

exceeding 10 megawatts but not exceeding 100 megawatts

£18,000
(c)

exceeding 100 megawatts but not exceeding 200 megawatts

£24,000
(d)

exceeding 200 megawatts but not exceeding 500 megawatts

£36,000
(e)

exceeding 500 megawatts

£60,000
5.  Extension or extension and operation of a generating station resulting in increase in capacity—
(a)

not exceeding 10 megawatts

£6,000
(b)

exceeding 10 megawatts but not exceeding 100 megawatts

£18,000
(c)

exceeding 100 megawatts but not exceeding 200 megawatts

£24,000
(d)

exceeding 200 megawatts but not exceeding 500 megawatts

£36,000
(e)

exceeding 500 megawatts

£60,000
6.  Extension of a nuclear generating station by retrofitting of emission control equipment£6,000
7.  Any other extension of a generating station£1,200
8.  Operation only or change to manner of operation of a generating station£1,200

Revocations

3.—(1) The provisions specified in paragraph (2) are revoked.

(2) The provisions are—

(a)regulation 2(3) of the Electricity (Applications for Consent) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2005(3); and

(b)the Electricity (Applications for Consent) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2006(4).

FERGUS EWING

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

20th February 2013

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