The Electricity (Applications for Licences, Modifications of an Area and Extensions and Restrictions of Licences) Regulations 2019

Publication of notice of application

8.—(1) The period prescribed for the purpose of section 6A(3) of the Act(1) (notice of applications) is ten working days from the date the applicant is notified by the Authority that the application is duly made (“the prescribed period”).

(2) The prescribed manner of publication for that purpose shall be either by—

(a) requesting the Authority to place the notice on the website address of the Authority (at “www.ofgem.gov.uk” or such other website address as may be notified to the applicant by the Authority in writing); or

(b) publishing the notice on the website address of the applicant and requesting the Authority to place a link to the applicant’s website address on the website address of the Authority (at “www.ofgem.gov.uk” or such other website address as may be notified to the applicant by the Authority in writing).

(3) Where an application is for the restriction of a licence, the applicant shall also ensure that notice of application is published within the prescribed period in such newspapers as are calculated to ensure that the notice is circulated throughout the area to which the proposed restriction relates.

(4) In this regulation “working day” shall have the same meaning as in section 64 of the Electricity Act 1989(2).

(1)

section 6A was inserted by section 30 of the Utilities Act 2000.

(2)

1989 c.29.