{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-connection-charges-regulations-2017/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-connection-charges-regulations-2017/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/106",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity (Connection Charges) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-connection-charges-regulations-2017",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“the Act” means the Electricity Act 1989;\n“administrative expenses” means the expenses reasonably incurred by a relevant electricity distributor in discharging its obligations under these Regulations;\n“eligible person” has the meaning given in regulation 5;\n“high expenses threshold” means the threshold, expressed in pounds per unit of power, applied by the relevant electricity distributor in relation to the expenses of a connection;\n...\n“independent connection provider” means a person, other than an electricity distributor, who provides electric line or electrical plant for the purpose of making a first connection or a second connection;\n“initial contributor”, in relation to a first connection, means a person who has—\n(a)obtained the first connection; and\n(b)made a payment to an electricity distributor or to an independent connection provider in respect of first connection expenses;\n...\n...\n“net first connection expenses”, in relation to a second connection, means the first connection expenses excluding such of those expenses relating to reinforcement works—\n(a)which were met in full by the relevant electricity distributor or the initial contributor;\n(b)which fell above the high expenses threshold and were met by the initial contributor;\n(c)which the relevant electricity distributor would not require the person obtaining the second connection to defray under section 19(1) of the Act if the electric line or electrical plant used for the purpose of the second connection were treated as provided for the purpose of making a new first connection;\n“reinforcement works” means works that add capacity to an existing distribution system;\n“subsequent contributor”, in relation to a second connection, means a person who has—\n(a)obtained the second connection; and\n(b)received a demand for a reimbursement payment under regulation 7.\n(2) References to a person obtaining, or who has obtained, a first connection or a second connection are to a person who has—\n(a) required that connection under section 16(1) of the Act; or\n(b) otherwise entered into an arrangement with an electricity distributor or an independent connection provider for the making of the connection.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 inserted (1.4.2023) by The Electricity (Connection Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1265), regs. 1(2), 4(b) (with reg. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 omitted (1.4.2023) by virtue of The Electricity (Connection Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1265), regs. 1(2), 4(a) (with reg. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 substituted (1.4.2023) by The Electricity (Connection Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1265), regs. 1(2), 4(c) (with reg. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 2 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "“Relevant electricity distributor” is defined in paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 5B to the Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "By virtue of paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 5B, a first connection is made where any electric line or electrical plant is provided for the purpose of making a connection between premises and a distribution system, or between two distribution systems."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "By virtue of paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 5B, a second connection is made where any electric line or electric plant provided for the purpose of making a first connection is used for the purpose of making another connection between premises and a distribution system, or between two distribution systems."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "“First connection expenses” are defined in paragraph 1(6) of Schedule 5B as ‘any expenses reasonably incurred by a person in providing any electric line or electric plant for the purpose of making the first connection’."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Section 16(1) was amended by the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27), section 44."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/106/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:15:39.273672+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."
}