# The Electricity Act 1989 (Transfer Date) (England and Wales) Order 1990, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
By the Electricity Act 1989 (Nominated Companies) (England and Wales) Order 1990/S.I. 1990/224, the Secretary of State nominated the companies mentioned in the Schedules to that Order as successor companies to the Electricity Boards in England and Wales and the Electricity Council.
This Order appoints 31st March 1990 as the day on which the property, rights and liabilities of the Electricity Boards in England and Wales and the Electricity Council (subject in the case of the Electricity Council to the exceptions specified in section 66(2) and (6) of the 1989 Act) become property, rights and liabilities of the successor companies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/225/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-act-1989-transfer-date-england-and-wales-order-1990/note
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