{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-applications-for-licences-and-extensions-of-licences-regulations-1990/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-applications-for-licences-and-extensions-of-licences-regulations-1990/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1990/192",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity (Applications for Licences and Extensions of Licences) Regulations 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-applications-for-licences-and-extensions-of-licences-regulations-1990",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Manner of publishing applications",
  "text": "(1) A copy of the application for a licence or an extension shall be published in the manner prescribed in this regulation.\n(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the copy shall be published–\n(a) in the London Gazette, in the case of applications for–\n(i) public electricity supply licences or transmission licences where (if the licence is granted) the authorised area will fall wholly or mainly in England and Wales; and\n(ii) private electricity supply licences, extensions, or generating licences where the registered office or (as the case may be) the principal office of the applicant is in England and Wales;\n(b) in the Edinburgh Gazette, in the case of applications for–\n(i) public electricity supply licences or transmission licences where (if the licence is granted) the authorised area will fall wholly or mainly in Scotland; and\n(ii) private electricity supply licences, extensions, or generating licences where the registered office or (as the case may be) the principal office of the applicant is in Scotland; and\n(c) in a newspaper or newspapers circulating–\n(i) in the case of a public electricity supply licence or a transmission licence, in each part of the area to which the application relates;\n(ii) in the case of a private electricity supply licence or an extension, in the area which includes the premises specified or described in the application; and\n(iii) in the case of a generating licence, in every area in which is or may be located any generating station to be operated under the licence.\n(3) In any case falling within paragraph (3) or (5) of regulation 5, a copy of the application shall also be published–\n(a) where the case falls within paragraph (3) of that regulation, in the Edinburgh Gazette; and\n(b) where the case falls within paragraph (5) of that regulation, in the London Gazette.\n(4) Together with the application for a licence or an extension there shall also be published a notice stating where copies of any map have been lodged in accordance with regulation 6 and further stating that such copies are available for inspection by the public between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on any working day.\n(5) A copy of the London and Edinburgh Gazettes (as the case may be) and of each newspaper in which the application is published shall be delivered to or sent by prepaid post to the Director at his principal office in England and Wales or Scotland, or both, as appropriate.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/192/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:28:33.718443+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."
}