# The Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) Order 1990, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/193/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-class-exemptions-from-the-requirement-for-a-licence-order-1990/note
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