# Electricity Act 1989, Paragraph 11


(1) Where an application for a property scheme has been made, the applicant and the non-applicant party may, by a notice served by them jointly on the Authority—
(a) restrict the property, rights and liabilities in relation to which provision of a kind mentioned in paragraph 1(2) is proposed, or
(b) withdraw the application.
(2) Where a notice is served under sub-paragraph (1) the Authority must serve a copy of the notice on any person served with a notice in relation to the application under paragraph 7(1) or 9(8).
(3) A notice may be served under sub-paragraph (1) at any time before a property scheme is made in response to the application.
(4) If, at any time, a notice specifying the preferred bidder, in relation to a tender exercise, is withdrawn under paragraph 35, any application for a property scheme previously made, in relation to that exercise, by the preferred bidder or by the asset owner (unless previously withdrawn under sub-paragraph (1)) is treated as withdrawn at that time.
(5) Where an application is withdrawn by virtue of sub-paragraph (4), the Authority must serve notice to that effect on—
(a) the asset owner, and
(b) any person served with a notice in relation to the application under paragraph 7(1) or 9(8).
(6) If a notice is served under sub-paragraph (1) or an application is withdrawn by virtue of sub-paragraph (4), the Authority may direct the applicant or the non-applicant party (or both) to make a payment to a person within sub-paragraph (7) in respect of the costs incurred by such a person in connection with the application.
(7) Those persons are—
(a) the Authority;
(b) any third party affected by a provision of the proposed property scheme.
(8) A determination under sub-paragraph (6) must be made on the basis of what is just in all the circumstances of the case.
(9) The Authority must serve notice of a direction given under sub-paragraph (6) on—
(a) the applicant (if not the recipient of the direction),
(b) the non-applicant party (if not the recipient of the direction), and
(c) any person served with a notice in relation to the application under paragraph 7(1) or 9(8).
(10) Any sums received by the Authority under sub-paragraph (6) are to be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/29/schedule/2A/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-act-1989/schedule-2A/paragraph-11
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