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- Sch. 1 para. 11A inserted by 2006 c. 16 Sch. 11 para. 174 (Sch. 11 para. 174 repealed (12.1.2010) without ever being in force by 2009 c. 23, Sch. 22 Pt. 8; S.I. 2009/3345, art. 2, Sch. para 27(d))
- Sch. 1 para. 19(2)(d) and word inserted by 2023 c. 52 Sch. 17 para. 15(2)(b)
- Sch. 1 para. 30(2)(d) and word inserted by 2023 c. 52 Sch. 17 para. 15(3)(b)
Part 4U.K.Category 2 Responders: Scotland
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UtilitiesU.K.
30(1)A person holding a licence of a kind specified in sub-paragraph (2) and granted under the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29), in so far as the activity under the licence is undertaken in Scotland.U.K.
(2)Those licences are—
(a)a transmission licence,
(b)a distribution licence, F1...
[F2(ba)an electricity system operator licence,]
(c)an interconnector licence.
(3)Expressions used in this paragraph and in the Electricity Act 1989 shall have the same meaning in this paragraph as in that Act.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Sch. 1 para. 30(2) omitted (1.10.2024) by virtue of The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 17(4)(a); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)
F2Sch. 1 para. 30(2)(ba) inserted (1.10.2024) by The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 17(4)(b); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)
31(1)A person holding a licence of a kind specified in sub-paragraph (2), in so far as the activity under the licence is undertaken in Scotland.U.K.
(2)Those licences are—
(a)a licence under section 7 of the Gas Act 1986 (c. 44), F3...
(b)a licence under section 7ZA of that Act [F4and
(c)a licence under section 7AA of that Act.]
Textual Amendments
F3Word in Sch. 1 para. 31(2) omitted (1.10.2024) by virtue of The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 17(5)(a); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)
F4Sch. 1 para. 31(2)(c) and word inserted (1.10.2024) by The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 17(5)(b); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)
32U.K.Scottish Water, established by section 20 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3).
33(1)A person who provides a public electronic communications network which makes telephone services available (whether for spoken communication or for the transmission of data) in so far as the services are made available in Scotland.U.K.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1)—
(a)the reference to provision of a network shall be construed in accordance with section 32(4)(a) and (b) of the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), and
(b)“public electronic communications network” shall have the meaning given by sections 32(1) and 151(1) of that Act.
TransportU.K.
34U.K.A person who holds a licence to operate railway assets under section 8 of the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43) in so far as such operation takes place in Scotland.
[F535U.K.A person who provides services in connection with railways, in so far as such services are provided in Scotland, and who holds a railway undertaking licence granted pursuant to the Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005.]
Textual Amendments
36U.K.An airport operator within the meaning of section 82(1) of the Airports Act 1986 (c. 31) in so far as it has responsibility for the management of an airport in Scotland.
[F636AU.K.A person who, for the purposes of Part 1 of the Civil Aviation Act 2012, is an operator of an airport area that consists of or forms part of an airport in Scotland.]
Textual Amendments
F6Sch. 1 para. 36A inserted (6.4.2013) by Civil Aviation Act 2012 (c. 19), s. 110(1), Sch. 9 para. 16(3) (with Sch. 10 para. 1217); S.I. 2013/589, art. 2(3)
37U.K.A harbour authority, within the meaning of section 46(1) of the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 (c. 31) in so far as it has functions in relation to improving, maintaining and managing a harbour in Scotland.
HealthU.K.
38U.K.The Common Services Agency established by section 10 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29).
[F738A.SPublic Health Scotland constituted by the Public Health Scotland Order 2019.]
Textual Amendments
F7Sch. 1 para. 38A inserted (S.) (1.4.2020) by The Public Health Scotland Order 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/336), art. 1(3)(b), sch. 2 para. 4(2) (with art. 4(4)(5))
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