6CCompetitive tenders for offshore transmission licences

1

The Authority may by regulations make such provision as appears to it to be appropriate for facilitating the making, in prescribed cases, of a determination on a competitive basis of the person to whom an offshore transmission licence is to be granted.

2

That provision may include—

a

provision, in prescribed cases, for the publication of a proposal to grant an offshore transmission licence;

b

provision for the inclusion in such a proposal of an invitation to apply for such a licence;

c

provision restricting the making of applications for offshore transmission licences and imposing requirements as to the period within which they must be made;

d

provision for regulating the manner in which applications are considered and determined.

3

Regulations under this section—

a

may make provision by reference to a determination by the Authority or to the opinion of the Authority as to any matter; and

b

may dispense with or supplement provision made in relation to applications for transmission licences by or under section 6A or 6B above.

4

The approval of the Secretary of State is required for the making of regulations under this section.

5

In this section—

• “offshore transmission licence” means a transmission licence authorising anything that forms part of a transmission system to be used for purposes connected with offshore transmission; and

• “prescribed” means prescribed in or determined under regulations made by the Authority.

6

In subsection (5) “offshore transmission” means the transmission within an area of offshore waters of electricity generated by a generating station in such an area.

7

In subsection (6) “offshore waters” means—

a

waters in or adjacent to Great Britain which are between the mean low water mark and the seaward limits of the territorial sea; and

b

waters within an area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964.