Part I ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
Licensing of supply etc.
4 Prohibition on unlicensed supply etc.
1
A person who—
C1a
generates electricity for the purpose of giving a supply to any premises or enabling a supply to be so given;
b
transmits electricity for that purpose; or
C1c
supplies electricity to any premises,
shall be guilty of an offence unless he is authorised to do so by a licence or exemption.
2
A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—
a
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
3
No proceedings shall be instituted in England and Wales in respect of an offence under this section except by or on behalf of the Secretary of State or the Director.
4
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—
“supply”, in relation to electricity, means supply through electric lines otherwise than to premises occupied by a licence holder for the purpose of carrying on the activities which he is authorised by his licence to carry on;
“transmit”, in relation to electricity, means transmit by means of a transmission system, that is to say, a system which consists (wholly or mainly) of high voltage lines and electrical plant and is used for conveying electricity from a generating station to a substation, from one generating station to another or from one substation to another.