Paragraph 4 Self-supply of electricity by generators, transmitters, distributors and authorised suppliers

(1)

Where a public body or undertaking—

(a)

is described in sub-paragraph (3); and

(b)

supplies electricity to itself,

subject to sub-paragraph (2), it is supplied with that electricity.

(2)

Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to the extent that the electricity—

(a)

is used directly for—

(i)

the generation, transmission or distribution of electricity;

(ii)

the transport, supply or shipping of gas; or

(b)

is supplied to the public body or undertaking in any year in the initial phase.

(3)

The public bodies or undertakings referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are—

(a)

an authorised supplier of electricity;

(b)

in Great Britain, a public body or undertaking which—

(i)

holds a generation, transmission or distribution licence within the meaning of section 6 of the Electricity Act 1989^f1; or

(ii)

generates, transmits or distributes electricity and which is exempt under that Act from the requirement to hold a licence to do so;

(c)

in Northern Ireland, a public body or undertaking which—

(i)

holds a generation or a distribution and transmission licence made under Article 10 of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992^f2; or

(ii)

generates, distributes or transmits electricity and which is exempt under that Order from the requirement to hold a licence to do so.

Annotations

f1: 1989 c. 29. Section 6 has been amended by: section 30 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27); sections 89(3), 136, 143, 145, 146, and 197(9) of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20) and Schedules 3 and 19 to that Act; section 79 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Climate Change Act 2008 (c. 27).
f2: S.I. 1992/231 (N.I. 1). Article 10 has been amended by: regulations 19(a) and 47 of the Gas and Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/155), articles 1(2) and 28(4) of the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/419 (N.I. 6)) and articles 1(3) and 4(4)(a) of the Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/913 (N.I. 7)).