Title and introductory text
2023 No. 981
Electricity, Scotland
The Electricity (Individual Exemption from the Requirement for a Transmission Licence) (Moray East) (Scotland) Order 2023
Made
7th September 2023
Laid before Parliament
11th September 2023
Coming into force
9th October 2023
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1) of the Electricity Act 1989.
The Secretary of State has given notice of the proposal to make this Order in accordance with section 5(2) and (3) of that Act and has consulted with the Scottish Ministers, and has considered any representations made.
Propose a change1 Citation, commencement, extent and application
(1) This Order may be cited as the Electricity (Individual Exemption from the Requirement for a Transmission Licence) (Moray East) (Scotland) Order 2023 and comes into force on 9thOctober 2023.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
(3) This Order applies in relation to Scotland only.
Propose a change2 Exemption from section 4(1)(b) of the Electricity Act 1989
(1) The Secretary of State grants exemption from section 4(1)(b) of the Act (prohibition on unlicensed transmission of electricity for supply) to Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited in respect of transmission taking place over the transmission system connected to the Moray East Offshore Wind Farm.
(2) The exemption in paragraph (1) of this article applies for the period beginning with 9thOctober 2023 and ending with the earlier of—
(a) the day after the day on which the transmission system connected to Moray East Offshore Wind Farm is transferred to a successful bidder;
(b) 31st March 2024.
(3) In this article—
(a) “the Act” means the Electricity Act 1989;
(b) Moray East Offshore Wind Farm means the generating station located in the Moray Firth, in the Northeast of Scotland with its central point being approximately Latitude 58°10′01″ and Longitude 2°41′55″;
(c) Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited means Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 07101438;
(d) “successful bidder” means, in relation to the transfer of a transmission system, a person to whom, as a result of a tender exercise, an offshore transmission licence within the meaning of section 6C(5) of the Act (competitive tenders for offshore transmission licences) has been or is to be granted in respect of that transmission system.
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