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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-class-exemptions-from-the-requirement-for-a-licence-amendment-order-2024/schedule/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2024/819",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) (Amendment) Order 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-class-exemptions-from-the-requirement-for-a-licence-amendment-order-2024",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Article 2 (interpretation)",
  "text": "In article 2 (interpretation), at the appropriate places, insert—\n““array transmission” means transmission over a high voltage array system;”;\n““co-ordination licence” means a licence which authorises a person to co-ordinate and direct the flow of electricity onto and over a transmission system—\n(a) by means of which the transmission of electricity takes place; and\n(b) the whole or part of which is in Great Britain or offshore waters;”;\n““high voltage array system” means a transmission system—\n(a) which is located in offshore waters;\n(b) which is connected directly to an offshore generating station;\n(c) which is used by the person who generates electricity at that offshore generating station for conveying electricity to a primary offshore substation; and\n(d) in respect of which no bilateral agreement has been entered with the holder of a co-ordination licence in accordance with the arrangements for connection and use of transmission systems;”;\n““offshore substation” means a substation or converter station which—\n(a) is located wholly in offshore waters;\n(b) is composed of a structure serving as a collection point for electric line and electrical plant; and\n(c) contains equipment for the purpose of transforming electricity for conveyance onto and over a transmission system which forms, or is proposed to form, any part of a project which meets the requirements of regulation 8(6)(a) or (b) of the Electricity (Competitive Tenders for Offshore Transmission Licences) Regulations 2015;”;\n““offshore generating station” means a generating station that is situated within an area of offshore waters;”;\n““offshore waters” means—\n(a) waters in or adjacent to Great Britain which are between the mean low water mark and the seaward limits of the territorial sea;\n(b) waters within an area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964;\n(c) waters within an area designated under section 84(4) of the Energy Act 2004;”;\n““primary offshore substation” means, in respect of electricity conveyed from an offshore generating station, the first or only offshore substation through which the electricity passes;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2015/1555."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1964 c. 29."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2004 c. 20."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/819/schedule/paragraph/1",
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  },
  "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."
}