http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/14/section/4Smart Meters Act 2018An Act to extend the period for the Secretary of State to exercise powers relating to smart metering; to provide for a special administration regime for a smart meter communication licensee; and to make provision enabling half-hourly electricity imbalances to be calculated using information obtained from smart meters.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-30Expert Participation2024-04-30 <Emphasis>Special administration regime</Emphasis>Application of certain provisions of the Energy Act 200441Sections 156 to 167 of, and Schedules 20 and 21 to, the Energy Act 2004 (special administration regime for energy licensees) apply in relation to an smcl administration order as they apply in relation to an energy administration order within the meaning given by section 154(1) of that Act, but with the modifications set out in subsections (2) to (4).2In the application of those provisions generally—afor “energy administration”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “ smart meter communication licensee administration ”;bfor “energy administrator”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “ smart meter communication administrator ”;cfor “a protected energy company”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “ a smart meter communication licensee ”.3In the application of Schedule 20—ain paragraph 32(1)(d), for the words from “ “energy administration application”” to “Energy Act 2004” substitute “ “smart meter communication licensee administration application” means an application to the court for a smart meter communication licensee administration order under Chapter 3 of Part 3 of the Energy Act 2004, as applied by section 4 of the Smart Meters Act 2018 ”;bin paragraph 32(1)(e), for “section 155 of the Energy Act 2004” substitute “ section 3 of the Smart Meters Act 2018 ”;cin paragraph 36, for “section 154(4) of this Act” substitute “ section 2(4) of the Smart Meters Act 2018 ”;din paragraph 43, after “the Energy Act 2004” insert “ and section 4 of the Smart Meters Act 2018 ”;ein paragraph 44(5), after “the Energy Act 2004” insert “ and section 4 of the Smart Meters Act 2018 ”;fin paragraph 45, after “section 157(1)(e) of this Act” insert “ as applied by section 4 of the Smart Meters Act 2018 ”;gomit paragraph 46 (but see section 9 of this Act);hin paragraph 47, after “Part 1 of this Schedule” insert “ and section 4 of the Smart Meters Act 2018 ”.4In the application of Schedule 21—afor “old energy company”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “ old licensee ”;bfor “new energy company”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “ new licensee ”;cin paragraph 1(b), for “section 155(3)” substitute “ section 3(3) of the Smart Meters Act 2018 ”;din paragraph 12, for “section 155” substitute “ section 3 of the Smart Meters Act 2018 ”.5Sections 171 and 196 of the Energy Act 2004 (interpretation) apply for the purposes of the application by subsection (1) of the provisions mentioned in that subsection, but with the modifications set out in subsection (6).6In the application of section 171(1)—ainsert, at the appropriate places, the following definitions—objective of the smart meter communication licensee administration” is to be construed in accordance with section 3 of the Smart Meters Act 2018;;smart meter communication licensee” has the meaning given by section 2(5) of the Smart Meters Act 2018;;smart meter communication licensee administration order” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Smart Meters Act 2018;;smart meter communication licensee administration rules” means rules made under section 411 of the 1986 Act by virtue of section 159(3) of this Act, for the purpose of giving effect to this Chapter as applied by section 4 of the Smart Meters Act 2018;;bfor the definition of “energy administrator” substitute—smart meter communication administrator” has the meaning given in section 10 of the Smart Meters Act 2018;cfor the definition of “relevant licence” substitute—relevant licence” means either of the relevant licences within the meaning given by section 2(5) of the Smart Meters Act 2018.
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