Explanatory note

Anyone who generates, transmits or supplies electricity requires, unless exempted by an order made under section 5 of the Electricity Act 1989, a licence to do so under section 6 of the 1989 Act and applications for licences or where appropriate for an extension thereto shall be made in the manner prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

Application for licences, or for an extension thereto, shall be in the form (regulation 3) provided for in Part I of Schedules 1 to 4 inclusive and shall be accompanied by the information (regulation 4) set out in Part II of those Schedules. All applications and accompanying information shall be sent to the Director General of Electricity Supply (regulation 5). The form of application is to be published in the London or Edinburgh Gazettes (or both) as appropriate and in a newspaper or newspapers circulating in the areas to which the application relates (regulation 7), together with a notice indicating where copies of maps furnished under regulation 6 may be inspected by the public.

The fees to be paid with applications are set out in regulation 8.