(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/989). It grants for a period of one year exemption from the requirement to hold a licence to generate electricity to two new classes of persons whose generating stations were connected to the transmission system in England and Wales or a distribution system in England and Wales on 30th September 2000. The new Class C covers persons whose stations are not normally capable of exporting more than 100 megawatts and the new Class D covers persons with stations which were not subject to central despatch on 30th September 2000. The Order does not extend to Scotland.
A regulatory impact assessment is available and can be obtained from Energy Utilities Directorate, Department of Trade and Industry, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET. Copies have been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.