Energy Act 2023

Transfer schemes E+W+S

8 (1) The GEMA may make one or more schemes for the transfer of designated property, rights or liabilities from one person (“the transferor”) to another person (“the transferee”) where the condition in sub-paragraph (2) is met.

(2) The condition is that the designated property, rights or liabilities—

(a) relate to the operation of the provisions of a qualifying document, and

(b) are reasonably required by the transferee for the purposes of its obligations under a code manager licence (whether or not the licence has yet been granted to the transferee).

(3) On the transfer date, the designated property, rights and liabilities are transferred and vest in accordance with the scheme.

(4) The rights and liabilities that may be transferred by a scheme include those arising under or in connection with a contract of employment.

(5) A certificate by the GEMA that anything specified in the certificate has vested in any person by virtue of a scheme is conclusive evidence for all purposes of that fact.

(6) A scheme may make provision—

(a) for anything done by or in relation to the transferor in connection with any property, rights or liabilities transferred by the scheme to be treated as done, or to be continued, by or in relation to the transferee;

(b) for references to the transferor in any agreement (whether written or not), instrument or other document relating to any property, rights or liabilities transferred by the scheme to be treated as references to the transferee;

(c) about the continuation of legal proceedings;

(d) for transferring property, rights or liabilities that could not otherwise be transferred or assigned;

(e) for transferring property, rights and liabilities irrespective of any requirement for consent that would otherwise apply;

(f) for preventing a right of pre-emption, right of reverter, right of forfeiture, right to compensation or other similar right from arising or becoming exercisable as a result of the transfer of property, rights or liabilities;

(g) for dispensing with any formality in relation to the transfer of property, rights or liabilities by the scheme;

(h) for transferring property acquired, or rights or liabilities arising, after the scheme is made but before it takes effect;

(i) for apportioning property, rights or liabilities;

(j) for creating rights, or imposing liabilities, in connection with property, rights or liabilities transferred by the scheme;

(k) for requiring the transferee to enter into any agreement of any kind, or for a purpose, specified in or determined in accordance with the scheme.

(7) Sub-paragraph (6)(b) does not apply to references in—

(a) primary legislation, or

(b) an instrument made under primary legislation.

(8) A scheme may—

(a) include incidental, supplementary or consequential provision;

(b) make transitory or transitional provision or savings;

(c) make different provision for different purposes;

(d) make provision subject to exceptions.

(9) In this paragraph—

• “designated”, in relation to a scheme, means specified in or determined in accordance with the scheme;

• “primary legislation” means—

  (a)

  an Act of Parliament,

  (b)

  an Act of the Scottish Parliament,

  (c)

  an Act or Measure of Senedd Cymru, or

  (d)

  Northern Ireland legislation;

• “property” includes interests of any description;

• “the transfer date” means a date specified by a scheme as the date on which the transfer is to have effect.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 12 para. 8 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 334(1)

I2 Sch. 12 para. 8 in force at 10.9.2024 by S.I. 2024/890, reg. 2(b)(ix)