Valid from 01/03/2010
(1)The installation of an electric line above ground is within section 14(1)(b) only if (when installed) the electric line will be—
(a)wholly in England,
(b)wholly in Wales,
(c)partly in England and partly in Wales, or
(d)partly in England and partly in Scotland, subject to subsection (2).
(2)In the case of an electric line falling within subsection (1)(d), the installation of the line above ground is within section 14(1)(b) only to the extent that (when installed) the line will be in England.
(3)The installation of an electric line above ground is not within section 14(1)(b)—
(a)if the nominal voltage of the line is expected to be less than 132 kilovolts, F1...
(b)to the extent that (when installed) the line will be within premises in the occupation or control of the person responsible for its installation [F2, or
(c) if section 37(1) of the Electricity Act 1989 (consent required for overhead lines) does not apply to it by virtue of the Overhead Lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. 2009/640 ), as amended by the Overhead Lines (Exempt Installations) (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010. ]
(4)“Premises” includes any land, building or structure.
Textual Amendments
F1 Word in s. 16(3)(a) omitted (1.3.2010) by The Overhead Lines (Exempt Installations) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/277), arts. 1, 2(a)
F2S. 16(3)(c) and word inserted (1.3.2010) by The Overhead Lines (Exempt Installations) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/277), arts. 1, 2(b)
Commencement Information
I1S. 16 in force at 1.3.2010 by S.I. 2010/101, art. 4(a) (with art. 6)