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Gas Act 1986, Section 41HA is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 07 December 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

[F141HANew licensable activities: smart metersE+W+S

(1)The Secretary of State may by order amend this Part so as to provide—

(a)for one or more activities within subsection (3) to be added to the activities which are licensable activities, or

(b)where an order has previously been made under paragraph (a) in relation to an activity, for the activity to cease to be a licensable activity.

(2)For the purposes of this Part activities are licensable activities if undertaking them without the authority of a licence or exemption constitutes an offence under section 5(1).

(3)The activities within this subsection are activities connected with the provision, installation or operation of relevant meters, including the provision or installation of infrastructure, or the provision of services, in connection with the communication of information by or to such meters.

(4)In this section—

(a)relevant meter” means a meter of a kind prescribed by the order;

(b)a reference to a meter includes a reference to a visual display unit, or any other device, associated with or ancillary to a meter.

(5)An order under this section may make consequential, transitional, incidental or supplementary provision, including—

(a)amendments (or repeals) in any provision of this Act or any other enactment;

(b)in the case of an order under subsection (1)(a), provision determining the conditions which are to be standard conditions for the purposes of licences authorising the undertaking of the activities;

(c)provision modifying any standard conditions of licences.

(6)Without prejudice to the generality of subsections (1) and (5), an order under this section may also make provision—

(a)for licences to authorise the holder to carry out the licensable activities in any area, or only in an area specified in the licence;

(b)enabling the terms of the licence to be modified so as to extend or restrict the area in which the licence holder may carry on the licensable activities;

(c)specifying that a licence, and any modification of a licence, must be in writing;

(d)for a licence, if not previously revoked, to continue in force for such period as may be specified in or determined by or under the licence;

(e)conferring functions on the Secretary of State or the Authority.

(7)An order under this section may provide that it is to remain in force only for the period specified in the order.]

Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 41HA-41HC inserted (26.11.2008) by Energy Act 2008 (c. 32), s. 110(1)(b), Sch. 4 para. 1

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