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Section 6
1(1)The following are utility activities—
(a)the provision or operation of a fixed network for the provision of a service to the public in connection with the production, transport or distribution of gas or heat;
(b)the supply of gas or heat to such a network.
(2)But the supply of gas or heat to a network is not a utility activity if—
(a)the person supplying it (the “operator”) is a private utility or a public undertaking,
(b)the production of gas or heat by the operator is a necessary consequence of carrying out an activity other than a specified activity, and
(c)the amount of gas or heat supplied to the network represents not more than 20 per cent of the operator’s turnover amount.
(3)An appropriate authority may by regulations make provision about how to calculate an amount referred to in sub-paragraph (2)(c).
(4)The regulations may, in particular, make provision for such an amount to be calculated by reference to—
(a)an average amount for a period specified in the regulations;
(b)another reasonable method so specified.
2(1)The following are utility activities—
(a)the provision or operation of a fixed network for the provision of a service to the public in connection with the production, transport or distribution of electricity;
(b)the supply of electricity to such a network.
(2)But the supply of electricity to a network is not a utility activity if—
(a)the person supplying it (the “operator”) is a private utility or a public undertaking,
(b)the operator produces electricity because it needs electricity to carry out an activity other than a specified activity,
(c)the supply consists only of electricity that was produced by the operator as mentioned in paragraph (b) but which it has not consumed, and
(d)the amount of electricity supplied represents not more than 30 per cent of the amount of energy produced by the operator.
(3)An appropriate authority may by regulations make provision about how to calculate an amount referred to in sub-paragraph (2).
(4)The regulations may, in particular, make provision for such an amount to be calculated by reference to—
(a)an average amount for a period specified in the regulations;
(b)another reasonable method so specified.
3(1)The following are utility activities—
(a)the provision or operation of a fixed network for the provision of a service to the public in connection with the production, transport or distribution of drinking water;
(b)the supply of drinking water to such a network.
(2)The following are utility activities to the extent that they are carried out by a person who also carries out activities within sub-paragraph (1)—
(a)any activity connected with a hydraulic engineering project, irrigation or land drainage in circumstances where the condition in sub-paragraph (3) is met;
(b)any activity connected with the disposal or treatment of sewage.
(3)The condition is that a person carrying out the activity would reasonably expect that more than 20 per cent of the water made available by the project, irrigation or land drainage is to be supplied as drinking water to a network within sub-paragraph (1)(a).
(4)The supply of drinking water as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b) is not a utility activity if—
(a)the person supplying it (the “operator”) is a private utility or a public undertaking,
(b)the operator produces drinking water because it needs drinking water to carry out an activity that is not a specified activity,
(c)the supply consists only of drinking water that was produced by the operator as mentioned in paragraph (b) but which it has not consumed, and
(d)the amount of drinking water supplied represents not more than 30 per cent of the amount of drinking water produced by the operator.
(5)An appropriate authority may by regulations make provision about how to calculate an amount referred to in sub-paragraph (4).
(6)The regulations may, in particular, make provision for such an amount to be calculated by reference to—
(a)an average amount for a period specified in the regulations;
(b)another reasonable method so specified.
4An activity is a utility activity if it relates to the provision or operation of a network for the provision of a service to the general public for transport, whether by rail, tram, bus or other means.
5(1)An activity relating to the exploitation of a geographical area for the following purposes is a utility activity—
(a)the provision of an airport to carriers of passengers or goods by air;
(b)the provision of a port or other terminal facilities to carriers of passengers or goods by sea or inland waterway.
(2)In this paragraph “airport” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Civil Aviation Act 2012 (see section 66 of that Act).
6An activity relating to the exploitation of a geographical area for the following purposes is a utility activity—
(a)extracting oil or gas;
(b)searching for or extracting coal or other solid fuels.
7In this Part of this Schedule—
“specified activity” means an activity specified in paragraph 1(1), 2(1), 3(1) or 4;
“supply” includes—
production, but not the production of gas in the form of extraction (as to which, see paragraph 6), and
generation and wholesale or retail sale.
8Generation of electricity in England, Scotland or Wales.
9Production of electricity in England, Scotland or Wales.
10Wholesale or retail sale of electricity in England, Scotland or Wales.
11Wholesale or retail sale of gas in England, Scotland or Wales.
12Exploration for oil in England, Scotland or Wales.
13Exploration for natural gas in England, Scotland or Wales.
14Production of oil in England, Scotland or Wales.
15Production of natural gas in England, Scotland or Wales.
16Development of infrastructure for production of oil in England, Scotland or Wales.
17Development of infrastructure for production of natural gas in England, Scotland or Wales.
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