SCHEDULE 2Persons not required to comply with regulation 3 or 4

PART 2Persons not required to comply with regulation 4

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1

Workers engaged in essential or emergency works—

a

related to—

i

a generating station,

ii

an electricity interconnector,

iii

a district heat network as defined in regulation 2 of the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 201438,

iv

communal heating as defined in regulation 2 of the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014,

v

automated ballast cleaning and track re-laying systems on a network, or

vi

the commissioning, maintenance and repair of industrial machinery for use on a network, or

b

carried out by or on behalf of—

i

the national system operator,

ii

a person holding a transmission licence,

iii

a person holding a distribution licence,

iv

a person holding a licence under section 7 and 7ZA of the Gas Act 198639,

v

a LNG import or export facility as defined in section 48 of the Gas Act 198640, or

vi

a person holding a network licence under section 8 of the Railways Act 1993,

where they have travelled to the United Kingdom for the purposes of their work.

2

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

a

“distribution licence” means a licence granted under section 6(1)(c) of the Electricity Act 198941,

b

“essential or emergency works” includes commissioning, inspections, maintenance, repairs, and asset replacement activities,

c

“national system operator” means the person operating the national transmission system for Great Britain,

d

“network”, in sub-paragraph (1)(a)(v) and (vi), has the meaning given in section 83(1) of the Railways Act 199342

e

“transmission licence” means a licence granted under section 6(1)(b) of the Electricity Act 1989,

f

“electricity interconnector”, “generating station” and “transmission system” have the meanings given in section 64(1) of the Electricity Act 198943.