Explanatory note

This Order grants exemption from the requirements of section 4(1)(a) of the Electricity Act 1989 (which prohibits the generation of electricity without a licence) and section 4(1)(c) of that Act (which prohibits the supply of electricity to premises without a licence) to persons of various classes. The classes of persons who are exempt from the requirement to hold a licence to generate electricity are set out in Schedule 2 and the classes of persons who are exempt from the requirement to hold a licence to supply electricity to premises are set out in Schedule 3.

Article 4 provides for conditions which are attached to the exemptions set out in Schedules 2 and 3, and article 5, together with certain paragraphs in Schedules 2 and 3, provide for the circumstances in which the exemptions cease to have effect.