The Electricity (Applications for Licences, Modifications of an Area and Extensions and Restrictions of Licences) Regulations 2007

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations set out the information and other documents that are required to be submitted with applications for generation, transmission, distribution, supply and interconnector licences (and for modifications of an area of transmission licences and extensions, or restrictions of supply and distribution licences) under the Electricity Act 1989, as amended by the Utilities Act 2000 and the Energy Act 2004. They specify the form and manner of such applications. These Regulations also set out the manner in which notices of applications are to be published.

These Regulations come into force on 1st August 2007. Regulation 1 provides for the citation, commencement and revokes the previous Regulations. Regulation 2 makes transitional provisions for applications made but not determined before these Regulations come into force.

Regulation 3 provides for general interpretation.

Regulation 4 deals with the manner of applications.

Regulation 5 concerns the form of applications, and incorporates Schedule 1 that specifies their form, and the information and documents to accompany them.

Regulation 6 specifies the additional information and documents to accompany applications. It incorporates Schedule 2, which covers, respectively, applications for:

• transmission licences, at Part 1;

• distribution licences, at Part 2;

• supply licences, at Part 3; and

• interconnector licences at Part 4.

Regulation 7 incorporates Schedule 3, which specifies the fees payable in respect of applications.

Regulation 8 provides for the notice period and publication requirements for applications. It requires applicants to request that the notice of the application is published on the Ofgem website or to publish it on their own website. If the application is for a restriction (including a modification of an area of a transmission licence to restrict that area) the applicant must also publish the notice in local newspapers.