The Utilities Act 2000 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2000

Transitional provisions

4.—(1) Until the appointed day for the coming into force of section 28(2) the following provisions shall apply.

(2) In section 3A of the Electricity Act (which section 13 substitutes for section 3(1) of that Act) there is omitted—

(a)in subsections (1) and (5) “, distribution” in all places where this occurs; and

(b)in subsection (5) “, distribute”.

(3) In section 3C of the Electricity Act (which section 15 inserts into that Act) “, distribution” is omitted in subsection (5).

(1)

Section 3 of the Electricity Act was amended by the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), section 120, Schedule 22, paragraph 38 and by the Competition Act 1998 (c. 41), section 54(2) and Schedule 10, paragraph 4(3).