Electricity Act 1989

Enactments relating to statutory undertakers etc. E+W+S

1 (1) The holder of a licence under section 6(1) of this Act shall be deemed to be a statutory undertaker and his undertaking a statutory undertaking for the purposes of the following enactments, namely— E+W+S

(i) section 16 of the M1 Public Health Act 1925;

(ii) the M2 Public Health Act 1936;

F1 (iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(iv) Schedule 3 to the M3 Water Act 1945;

(v) section 4 of the M4 Requisitioned Land and War Works Act 1948;

[F2 (vi) the M5 Water Act 1948;]

(vii) the National Parks and Access to the M6 Countryside Act 1949;

(viii) the M7 Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951;

(ix) the M8 Landlord and Tenant Act 1954;

(x) the M9 Opencast Coal Act 1958;

(xi) the M10 Flood Prevention (Scotland) Act 1961;

(xii) section 17(10) of the M11 Public Health Act 1961;

(xiii) the M12 Pipe-lines Act 1962;

(xiv) Schedule 3 to the M13 Harbours Act 1964;

(xv) Schedule 6 to the M14 Gas Act 1965;

F3 (xvi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(xvii) section 40 of the M15 Forestry Act 1967;

(xviii) section 50 of the M16 Agriculture Act 1967;

(xix) section 38 of the M17 Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967;

(xx) paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the M18 Countryside Act 1968;

(xxi) section 22 of the M19 Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968;

F4 (xxii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F5 (xxiii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F4 (xxiv) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(xxv) sections 51 . . . F4 of the M20 Land Compensation Act 1973;

(xxvi) sections 47 F6 . . . of the M21 Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973;

(xxvii) Part III of the M22 Control of Pollution Act 1974;

F7 (xxviii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(xxix) the M23 Welsh Development Agency Act 1975;

(xxx) sections 15(3) and 26 of the M24 Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976;

F8 (xxxi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(xxxii) section 9(3) of the M25 Inner Urban Areas Act 1978;

(xxxiii) the M26 Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979;

(xxxiv) [F9 Part] XVI of the M27 Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;

(xxxv) section 53 of the M28 Civil Aviation Act 1982;

(xxxvi) section 30 of the M29 Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982;

(xxxvii) section 120 of the M30 Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982;

(xxxviii) section 2(2)(c) of the M31 Cycle Tracks Act 1984;

(xxxix) the M32 Building Act 1984;

F10 (xl) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(xli) paragraph 11 of Schedule 8 to the M33 Housing (Scotland) Act 1987.

[F11 (xlii) section 9 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990.]

(2) References in the M34 Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 to a statutory company shall be construed as including references to the holder of a licence under section 6(1) of this Act.

F12 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) The references in sections 73(11)(c) and 74(11)(b) of the M35 Highways Act 1980 to electricity undertakers shall be construed as references to the holder of a licence under section 6(1)(a) of this Act.

F2 [(5) The holder of a licence under section 6(1) of this Act shall be deemed to be an excepted undertaker for the purposes of section 6 of the M36 Water Act 1981.]

(6) Paragraph 23 of Schedule 2 to the M37 Telecommunications Act 1984 (undertakers’ works) shall apply to a licence holder for the purposes of any works carried out by him.

(7) The reference in section 82(4) of the M38 Building Act 1984 (provisions with respect to demolition orders) to a person authorised by an enactment to carry on an undertaking for the supply of electricity shall be construed as a reference to a licence holder.

(8) A licence holder shall be deemed to be a public undertaker and his undertaking a public undertaking for the purposes of section 125 of, and paragraphs 9 and 10 of Schedule 8 to, the M39 Housing (Scotland) Act 1987.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(iii) repealed (31.10.1994) by 1994 c. 21, s. 67, Sch. 11 Pt. II (with s. 40(7)); S.I. 1994/2553, art. 2

F2 Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(vi) and (5) repealed (E.W.) (01.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 3(1), 4(2), Sch. 3 Pt. I.

F3 Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xvi) repealed by Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 35, SIF 64), s. 38(2), Sch. 5 Pt. III

F4 Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xxii)(xxiv) and words in para. 1(1)(xxv) repealed by Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 11, SIF 123:1, 2), s. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. I

F5 Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xxiii) repealed (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 11 ss. 3, 6(2), Sch. 1 Pt. I (with s. 5, Sch. 3)

F6 Words in Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xxvi) repealed (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 11, ss. 3, 6(2), Sch. 1 Pt. I (with s. 5, Sch. 3)

F7 Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xxviii), para. 3(2)(f) repealed by Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 35, SIF 64), s. 38(2), Sch. 5 Pt. I

F8 Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xxxi) repealed (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 152, Sch. 18 Pt. IV (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4

F9 Words in Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xxxiv) substituted (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 135(2)(b) (with ss. 139(2), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4

F10 Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xl) repealed (6.4.2006 for E., 16.6.2006 for W.) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), s. 270(4)(5)(f), Sch. 16; S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(e) (with Sch.); S.I. 2006/1535, art. 2(c) (with Sch.)

F11 Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xlii) added by Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 35, SIF 64), s. 38(1), Sch 4 para. 17(a)

F12 Sch. 16 para. 1(3) repealed (14.11.2005) by Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (c. 36), s. 34(1), Sch. 3; S.I. 2005/2040, art. 3(r)

Marginal Citations

M1 1925 c. 71.

M2 1936 c. 49.

M3 1945 c. 42.

M4 1948 c. 17.

M5 1948 c. 22.

M6 1949 c. 97.

M7 1951 c. 65.

M8 1954 c. 56.

M9 1958 c. 69.

M10 1961 c. 41.

M11 1961 c. 64.

M12 1962 c. 58.

M13 1964 c. 40.

M14 1965 c. 36.

M15 1967 c. 10.

M16 1967 c. 22.

M17 1967 c. 86.

M18 1968 c. 41.

M19 1968 c. 47.

M20 1973 c. 26.

M21 1973 c. 56.

M22 1974 c. 40.

M23 1975 c. 70.

M24 1976 c. 57.

M25 1978 c. 50.

M26 1979 c. 46.

M27 1980 c. 65.

M28 1982 c. 16.

M29 1982 c. 30.

M30 1982 c. 45.

M31 1984 c. 38.

M32 1984 c. 55.

M33 1987 c. 27.

M34 1927 c. 36.

M35 1980 c. 66.

M36 1981 c. 12.

M37 1984 c. 12.

M38 1984 c. 55.

M39 1987 c. 26.

2 (1) A licence holder who is entitled to exercise any power conferred by Schedule 3 or 4 to this Act shall be deemed to be a statutory undertaker for the purposes of section 66 of the M40 Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967 and section 11 of the M41 Countryside Act 1968. E+W+S

(2) A licence holder who is entitled to exercise any power conferred by Schedule 3 to this Act shall be deemed to be a statutory undertaker and his undertaking a statutory undertaking for the purposes of the following enactments, namely—

(a) the M42 Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947;

(b) the M43 New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968;

(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13

F14 (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e) section 120 of the M44 Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;

(f) the M45 New Towns Act 1981;

(g) the M46 Acquisition of Land Act 1981; and

(h) sections 47, 48, 49 and 51 of, and Schedule 9 to, the M47 Civil Aviation Act 1982.

(3) The reference in section 48(6) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 to an electricity undertaker shall be construed as a reference to a licence holder who is entitled to exercise any power conferred by Schedule 4 to this Act.

(4) A licence holder who is entitled to exercise any power conferred by paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to this Act shall be deemed to be a statutory undertaker and his undertaking a statutory undertaking for the purposes of the following enactments, namely—

(a) section 26 of the M48 Public Health Act 1925;

(b) section 17(1)(b) of the M49 Requisitioned Land and War Works Act 1945;

(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13

(d) the M50 Highways Act 1980; and

(e) sections 296 and 611 of the M51 Housing Act 1985.

(5) References in the following enactments, namely—

(a) section 6 of the M52 Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953;

(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13

(c) sections 176 and 185 of the M53 Highways Act 1980; and

(d) paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to the M54 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;

to electricity undertakers shall be construed as references to licence holders entitled to exercise any power conferred by paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to this Act.

(6) A licence holder entitled to exercise any power conferred by paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to this Act shall be deemed to be a public utility undertaker for the purposes of the Highways Act 1980 F15 . . ..

(7) A licence holder who is entitled to exercise any power conferred by paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to this Act shall be deemed to be a statutory undertaker and his undertaking a statutory undertaking for the purposes of the following enactments, namely—

F14 (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) the M55 Roads (Scotland) Act 1984.

(8) References in the M56 Local Government (Omnibus Shelters and Queue Barriers) (Scotland) Act 1958 F16 . . . to electricity undertakers shall be construed as references to licence holders entitled to exercise any power conferred by paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to this Act.

(9) It is immaterial for the purposes of this paragraph whether any power conferred by, or by any provision of, Schedule 3 or 4 to this Act on the holder of a licence under section 6(1)(a) or (2) of this Act is qualified by restrictions, exceptions or conditions included in the licence.

Textual Amendments

F13 Sch. 16 para. 2(2)(c)(4)(c)(5)(b) repealed by Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 11, SIF 123:1, 2), s. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. I

F14 Sch. 16 para. 2 (2)(d)(7)(a) repealed (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 11, ss. 3, 6(2), Sch. 1 Pt. I (with s. 5, Sch. 3)

F15 Words in Sch. 16 para. 2(6) repealed (1.1.1993) by New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22, SIF 59), s. 168(2), Sch. 9; (E.W.) S.I. 1992/2984, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 and (S.) S.I. 1992/2990, art. 2(2), Sch. 2.

F16 Words in Sch. 16 para. 2(8) repealed (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 11, ss. 3, 6(2), Sch. 1 Pt. I (with s. 5, Sch. 3)

Marginal Citations

M40 1967 c. 86.

M41 1968 c. 41.

M42 1947 c. 42.

M43 1968 c. 16.

M44 1980 c. 65.

M45 1981 c. 64.

M46 1981 c. 67.

M47 1982 c. 16.

M48 1925 c. 71.

M49 1945 c. 43.

M50 1980 c. 66.

M51 1985 c. 68.

M52 1953 c. 26.

M53 1980 c. 66.

M54 1984 c. 27.

M55 1984 c. 54.

M56 1958 c. 50.

3 (1) In the following enactments, namely— E+W+S

F17 [(a) the M57 Water Act 1948;]

(b) section 39 of the M58 Opencast Coal Act 1958 except in its application to Scotland;

(c) paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the M59 Gas Act 1965;

F18 (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e) the M60 Welsh Development Agency Act 1975;

F19 (f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(g) the M61 New Towns Act 1981,

“the appropriate Minister”, in relation to a a licence holder, shall mean the [F20 Secretary of State for Trade and Industry].

(2) In the following enactments, namely—

(a) section 39 of the Opencast Coal Act 1958 in its application to Scotland;

(b) the M62 Pipe-lines Act 1962;

(c) Schedule 3 to the M63 Harbours Act 1964;

(d) the M64 New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968;

F21 (e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F22 (f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(g) section 121 of the M65 Highways Act 1980;

(h) the M66 Acquisition of Land Act 1981,

[F23 (i) section 9 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990;]

“the appropriate Minister”, in relation to a licence holder, shall mean the Secretary of State.

Textual Amendments

F17 Sch. 16 para. 3(1)(a) repealed (E.W.) (01.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 3(1), 4(2), Sch. 3 Pt. I.

F18 Sch. 16 para. 3(1)(d) repealed by Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 11, SIF 123:1, 2), s. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. I

F19 Sch. 16 para. 3(1)(f) repealed (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 152, Sch. 18 Pt. IV (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4

F20 Words in Sch. 16 para. 3(1) substituted (5.7.1992) by S.I. 1992/1314, art. 3(3), Sch. para. 1(e).

F21 Sch. 16 para. 3(2)(e) repealed (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 11, ss. 3, 6(2), Sch. 1 Pt. I (with s. 5, Sch. 3)

F22 Sch. 16 para. 3(2)(f) repealed by Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 35, SIF 64), s. 38(2), Sch. 5 Pt. I

F23 Sch. 16 para. 3(2)(i) inserted by Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 35, SIF 64), s. 38(1), Sch. 4 para. 17(b)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 16 para. 3(1): transfer of functions (5.3.2009) by The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/229), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1(c)

Marginal Citations

M57 1948 c. 42.

M58 1958 c. 69.

M59 1965 c. 36.

M60 1975 c. 70.

M61 1981 c. 64.

M62 1962 c. 58.

M63 1964 c. 40.

M64 1968 c. 16.

M65 1980 c. 66.

M66 1981 c. 67.