PART 8Enforcement

Enforcement provisions of the Electricity Act 198939

1

Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989 (electricity supply) M1 is amended as follows.

2

For the italic heading preceding section 25 M2 substitute—

“Enforcement of obligations of regulated persons”.

3

In each of the following provisions, for “licence holder” wherever it occurs substitute “ regulated person ”

a

section 25 (orders for securing compliance);

b

section 26 (procedural requirements) M3;

c

section 27 (validity and effect of orders) M4;

d

section 27A (penalties) M5;

e

section 27C (time limits on the imposition of financial penalties) M6;

f

section 27E (appeals) M7;

g

section 27F (recovery of penalties) M8;

h

section 28(1) (power to require information etc) M9.

4

In section 25(8)—

a

after the definition of “provisional order” insert—

“regulated person” means a person who is one or more of the following—

  1. a

    a licence holder;

  2. b

    a distribution exemption holder;

  3. c

    a supply exemption holder;

  4. d

    an electricity undertaking which is a relevant producer or supplier;

b

in the definition of “relevant condition”, for “his licence” substitute “ any licence held by that person ”;

c

in the definition of “relevant requirement”, for the words from “him” to the end of the definition substitute “ that person under a provision specified in Schedule 6A as a relevant provision in respect of that person ”.

5

After Schedule 6 insert the Schedule set out in Schedule 4.