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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-appeals-designation-and-exclusion-order-2014/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2014/1293",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity and Gas Appeals (Designation and Exclusion) Order 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-appeals-designation-and-exclusion-order-2014",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Order—\n“the Act” means the Energy Act 2004;\n“distribution licence” means a licence granted under section 6(1)(c) of the Electricity Act 1989;\n“electricity supply licence” means a licence granted under section 6(1)(d) of the Electricity Act 1989;\n“electricity system operator licence” means a licence granted under section 6(1)(da) of the Electricity Act 1989;\n“gas supply licence” means a licence granted under section 7A of the Gas Act 1986;\n“smart meter communication licences” means—\n(a)the licence granted to Smart DCC Limited on 20th September 2013 under section 7AB(2) of the Gas Act 1986; and\n(b)the licence granted to Smart DCC Limited on 20th September 2013 under section 6(1A) of the Electricity Act 1989;\n...\n“transportation licence” means a licence granted under section 7(2) of the Gas Act 1986.\n(2) Subject to paragraph (3), a reference in this Order to—\n(a) a Standard Condition or a Standard Special Condition of a licence, or\n(b) a document designated by this Order,\nis to the version current at the date on which this Order comes into force.\n(2A) A reference in this Order to a condition of an electricity system operator licence is to the version current at the date on which section 166(2) of the Energy Act 2023 (licensing of electricity system operator) came into force.\n(3) At the time of any appeal under section 173 of the Act, the references mentioned in paragraph (2) or paragraph (2A) are to the version of those conditions or documents current at the time of the decision by GEMA which is the subject of the appeal.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(1) inserted (1.10.2024) by The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 27(2)(a)(i); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(1) omitted (1.10.2024) by virtue of The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 27(2)(a)(ii); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Art. 2(2A) inserted (1.10.2024) by The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 27(2)(b); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(3) inserted (1.10.2024) by The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 27(2)(c); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 2 in force at 18.6.2014, see art. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 29. Section 6 was substituted by section 30 of the Utilities Act 2000, and subsection (1)(c) was amended by Part 1 of Schedule 23 to the Energy Act 2004."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 6(1)(d) was amended by S.I. 2012/2400."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1986 c. 44. Section 7A was inserted by section 6(1) of the Gas Act 1995 (c. 45); amended by section 149 of the Energy Act 2004 and Schedule 8 to the Utilities Act 2000; and modified by section 3(2) of, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 6 to the Utilities Act 2000."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "A company registered in England and Wales with company number 08641679."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "1986 c. 44. Section 7AB was inserted by S.I. 2012/2400. A smart meter communication licence authorises the carrying out of a smart meter communication service, which has the meaning given by section 5(11) of the Gas Act 1986; section 5 was substituted by section 3(1) of the Gas Act 1995, and subsection (11) was inserted by S.I. 2014/2400."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "1989 c. 29. Section 6 was substituted by section 30 of the Utilities Act 2000. Subsection (1A) was inserted by S.I. 2012/2400. A smart meter communication licence authorises the carrying out of a smart meter communication service within the meaning of section 4(3G) of the Electricity Act 1989; subsection (3G) was inserted by S.I. 2012/2400."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Section 7 was substituted by section 5 of the Gas Act 1995. Subsection (2) was amended by section 76 of, and paragraphs 1 and 4 of Schedule 6 to, the Utilities Act 2000 and by S.I. 2011/2704; and modified by section 3(2) of the Utilities Act 2000."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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