{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-act-1989/section-10H",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-act-1989/section-10H.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1989/29",
  "legislation_title": "Electricity Act 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-act-1989",
  "path": "section/10H",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "10H",
  "heading": "Designation for the purposes of the Electricity Regulation",
  "text": "(1) This section applies in relation to any period for which a person—\n(a) holds a transmission licence or an interconnector licence; and\n(b) is certified.\n(2) If the person is certified on the first, second, fourth or fifth certification ground in section 10E, the person is designated as an electricity transmission system operator for the purposes of the Electricity Regulation.\n(3) If the person is certified on the third certification ground in section 10E, the independent system operator nominated in the application for certification is designated as an electricity transmission system operator for the purposes of the Electricity Regulation.\n(4) As soon as is reasonably practicable after a person is designated by virtue of this section, the Authority must notify the designation to—\n(a) the person designated; and\n(b) the Secretary of State; ...\n(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 10A-10O and cross-heading inserted (10.11.2011) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2704), regs. 1(1), 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 10H(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 48(3) (with reg. 48(6)(7)) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 3(19)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 10H(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 48(4) (with reg. 48(6)(7)) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 3(19)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in s. 10H(4) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 48(5)(a) (with reg. 48(6)(7)) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 3(19)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 10H(4)(c) and word omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 48(5)(b) (with reg. 48(6)(7)) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 3(19)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 10H heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/530), regs. 1(1), 48(2) (with reg. 48(6)(7)) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 3(19)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/29/section/10H",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:46:38.123919+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."
}