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Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 32LB(3) of the Electricity Act 1989, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Electricity

Made ***

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

This Order is made by the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 32K and 32LA of the Electricity Act 1989^f1.

The Secretary of State has consulted the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority^f2, the National Consumer Council^f3, such generators of electricity from renewable sources and other persons as the Secretary of State considered appropriate in accordance with section 32LB(1) of the Electricity Act 1989^f4.

In accordance with section 32LB(3) of the Electricity Act 1989 a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly the Secretary of State makes the following Order:

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f1: 1989 c.29. Section 32K was inserted by section 37 of the Energy Act 2008 (c.32). Section 32LA was inserted by section 55(1) of the Energy Act 2013 (c.32).
f2: Section 32LB(1) of the Electricity Act 1989 refers to “the Authority”, this is defined in section 111(1) as inserted by paragraph 40(a) of Schedule 6 to the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27).
f3: Section 32LB(1) of the Electricity Act 1989 refers to “the Council”. Section 111(1) as substituted by section 30(4)(b) of the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (c.17) defined “the Council” as the National Consumer Council. This definition was omitted by paragraph 5(20)(b) of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2014/631, with effect from 1st April 2014. Article 2 of S.I. 2014/631 abolished the National Consumer Council with effect from 1st April 2014. Paragraph 28(1) of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2014/631 provides that nothing in that statutory instrument affects the validity of anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to the National Consumer Council before 1st April 2014. Consultation on the subject matter of this Order was carried out in November 2013.
f4: Section 32LB was inserted by section 55(1) of the Energy Act 2013.