{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-act-1989-modification-of-local-enactments-scotland-order-1990/schedule/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-act-1989-modification-of-local-enactments-scotland-order-1990/schedule/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1990/393",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity Act 1989 (Modification of Local Enactments) (Scotland) Order 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-act-1989-modification-of-local-enactments-scotland-order-1990",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "For section 4 the following is substituted:–\n“4 In this Order unless the context otherwise requires–\n(1) words and expressions have the same meaning for the purpose of this Order as they have for the purpose of the 1989 Act;\n(2) the following words and expressions have the following meanings assigned to them:–\n“the 1989 Act” means the Electricity Act 1989;\n“Board” means the South of Scotland Electricity Board;\n“consumer” means a person supplied with electricity in accordance with the provisions of the 1989 Act.\n“daily penalty” means a penalty for every day on which an offence continues after conviction therefor;\n“dam” includes barrage;\n“district” means any area of Scotland not included in the specified area described in an order made under section 3(2)(a) of the 1989 Act.\n“entitled” when used with reference to a section of this Order means bearing the marginal note;\n“existing” means existing at the commencement of this Order;\n“high-water mark” means high-water mark of ordinary spring tides;\n“repeal” includes revoke;\n“road” means, notwithstanding the provisions in paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the 1989 Act,–\n(a) any length of a road (other than a waterway), lane, footpath, alley or passage;\n(b) any square or court; and\n(c) any length of land laid out as a way whether it is for the time being formed as a way or not;\nirrespective of whether or not there is over the road or other thing in question a public right of passage;\n“Stewartry” means the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright;\n“street” means road;\n“Street Works Act” means the Public Utilities Street Works Act 1950.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/393/schedule/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:26:25.197643+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}