SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 19Consequential amendments relating to Chapter 1 of Part 3

Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29)

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(1)

Section 35 (which supplements section 34 about fuel stocks at generating stations) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1) (power to require information from any person authorised by a licence to transmit electricity), for “any person authorised by a licence to transmit electricity” substitute “ the holder of a transmission licence ”.

(3)

For subsection (2) substitute—

“(2)

The Secretary of State may give a direction requiring any person who is authorised by a licence to participate in the transmission of electricity to carry on the activities which the licence authorises (or any of them), at any time when a direction under section 34(4) above is in force, either in a specified manner or with a view to achieving specified objectives.”

(4)

In subsection (3), for the words from “and”, in the second place where it occurs, to the end substitute “ and a person subject to a direction under subsection (2) above shall give effect to it notwithstanding any other duty imposed on him by or under this Part. ”