Article 8 Lawful activities of statutory undertakers

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Nothing in this Order or in any restriction imposed or regulation made under it adversely affects the lawful activities of any statutory undertaker.

(2)

In this article, “statutory undertaker” means—

(a)

any person licensed under Part I of the Gas Act 1986^f1 to act as a gas transporter, interconnector, supplier or shipper;

(b)

any person licensed under section 6 of the Electricity Act 1989^f2;

(c)

any person providing a designated communications network or service or a designated associated facility within the meaning of the Communications Act 2003^f3;

(d)

any company licensed as a water supplier under section 17A of the Water Industry Act 1991^f4 or appointed as a water or sewerage undertaker under section 6 of that Act;

(e)

any person carrying on the undertaking of any navigation, harbour, general lighthouse or conservancy authority; or

(f)

any person authorised by any enactment to carry on any undertaking for the supply of hydraulic power.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1986 c. 44.
f2: 1989 c. 29, as substituted by section 30 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27) and amended by the Energy Act 2004 (c.20), sections 89(3), 136, 143, 145 and 197(9).
f3: 2003 c. 21.
f4: 1991 c. 56; section 17A was inserted by section 56 of, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 4 to, the Water Act 2003 (c. 37).