This Act may be cited as the Electricity Act 1989.

This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint; and different days may be so appointed for different provisions or for different purposes.

This Act, except this section and the following provisions, namely—

• sections 65 to 70;

• section 82;

• sections 91 to 95;

• section 100;

• paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 and section 1(5) so far as relating to that paragraph;

• paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 and section 2(7) so far as relating to that paragraph;

• paragraph 11 of Schedule 16 and section 112(1) so far as relating to that paragraph; and

• Schedule 18 and section 112(4) so far as relating to enactments which extend there (other than paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to the [1973 c. 41.] Fair Trading Act 1973),

does not extend to Northern Ireland.