# The Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) (Amendment) Order 2007, Article 5: Amendments to the 2001 Order


In Schedule 3 to the 2001 Order, after the paragraph entitled “Class C: Distribution to non-domestic consumers” insert—
“Class D: Offshore distributors
Persons (other than licensed distributors) who distribute electricity generated by an offshore generating station by means of a distribution system which is not used to convey electricity generated otherwise than by offshore generating stations.
D.1 For the purposes of Class D—
“offshore generating station” means a generating station that is situated within an area of offshore waters; and
“offshore waters” means—
(a) waters in or adjacent to Great Britain which are between the mean low water mark and the seaward limits of the territorial sea;
(b) waters within an area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964; and
(c) waters within an area designated under section 84(4) of the Energy Act 2004.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/629/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-class-exemptions-from-the-requirement-for-a-licence-amendment-order-2007/article-5
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