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(1)For the purposes of this Part a person is not to be regarded as participating in the transmission of electricity if the following four conditions are met.
(2)The first condition is that the transmission takes place over an offshore transmission system (“the system”) or anything forming part of it.
(3)The second condition is that the transmission takes place during a commissioning period (see section 6G).
(4)The third condition is that—
(a)a request has been made to the Authority in accordance with the tender regulations for a tender exercise to be held for the granting of an offshore transmission licence in respect of the system,
(b)the Authority has determined in accordance with those regulations that the request relates to a qualifying project, and
(c)the system, or anything forming part of it, has not been transferred as a result of the exercise to the successful bidder.
(5)The fourth condition is that—
(a)the person who is the developer in relation to the tender exercise is also the operator of a relevant generating station, and
(b)the construction or installation of the system is being or has been carried out by or on behalf of, or by or on behalf of a combination of, any of the following—
(i)the person mentioned in paragraph (a);
(ii)a body corporate associated with that person at any time during the period of construction or installation;
(iii)a previous developer;
(iv)a body corporate associated with a previous developer at any time during the period of construction or installation.
(6)For the purposes of subsection (1), it does not matter whether or not the person mentioned in that subsection is the developer in relation to the tender exercise.
(7)For the purposes of subsection (5)(b)(iii) and (iv), a person is a “previous developer” in relation to the system if—
(a)the person does not fall within subsection (5)(a), but
(b)at any time during the period of construction or installation, the person was the developer in relation to the tender exercise.
(8)In this section—
“associated”, in relation to a body corporate, is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 37 of Schedule 2A;
“developer”, in relation to a tender exercise, means any person within section 6D(2)(a) (person who makes the connection request, including any person who is to be so treated by virtue of section 6D(4));
“offshore transmission” has the meaning given by section 6C(6);
“offshore transmission licence” has the meaning given by section 6C(5);
“offshore transmission system” means a transmission system used for purposes connected with offshore transmission;
“operator”, in relation to a generating station, means the person who is authorised to generate electricity from that station—
by a generation licence granted under section 6(1)(a), or
in accordance with an exemption granted under section 5(1);
“qualifying project” is to be construed in accordance with the tender regulations;
“successful bidder” and “tender exercise” have the same meanings as in section 6D;
“relevant generating station”, in relation to an offshore transmission system, means a generating station that generates electricity transmitted over the system;
“the tender regulations” means regulations made under section 6C.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 6F-6H inserted (E.W.S.) (18.2.2014) by Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), ss. 147(3), 156(2)
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