# The Electricity (Designation of Delivery Bodies) (Transmission) Regulations 2023, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations designate delivery bodies for the purposes of section 6BB of the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29) (“the Act”). Section 6C of the Act enables the Authority to make regulations (“tender regulations”) in respect of competitive tenders for relevant electricity projects (which relate to the transmission system). A delivery body will decide whether to hold a tender exercise in relation to such a project, deliver the tender process, determine by whom the project should be carried out, and administer other practicalities relating to the operation and award of the tender.
Regulation 3 designates the national system operator as the delivery body for competitive tenders for relevant electricity projects relating to transmission (other than in respect of offshore transmission licences), with its functions set out in separate tender regulations to be made under section 6C of the Act.
Regulation 4 designates the Authority as the delivery body for competitive tenders for relevant electricity projects relating to the grant of offshore transmission licences, with its functions set out in the Electricity (Competitive Tenders for Offshore Transmission Licences) Regulations 2015 (S.I 2015/1555) which were made under section 6C of the Act. The Authority already exercises these functions and the designation in regulation 4 ensures continuity for those tenders.
Regulation 5 imposes a condition on the national system operator when exercising its functions as the delivery body, so that in the exercise of those functions it must have regard to the same principal objective and duties imposed on the Authority by the Act.
An impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Department for Energy Security and Next Zero at 3-8 Whitehall Place, London, S1A 2EG and is published with the Explanatory Memorandum alongside the instrument on legislation.gov.uk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1228/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-designation-of-delivery-bodies-transmission-regulations-2023/note
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