{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-exemption-from-the-requirement-for-a-generation-licence-england-and-wales-order-2002/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-exemption-from-the-requirement-for-a-generation-licence-england-and-wales-order-2002/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/823",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity (Exemption from the Requirement for a Generation Licence) (England and Wales) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-exemption-from-the-requirement-for-a-generation-licence-england-and-wales-order-2002",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Order—\n“the Act” means the Electricity Act 1989;\n“Castleford generating station” means the plant known as Castleford CHP, situated at Wheldon Road, Castleford, WF10 2JT;\n“licensed generator” means the holder of a licence under section 6(1)(a) of the Act;\n“licensed transmitter” means the holder of a licence under section 6(1)(b) of the Act;\n“Powergen CHP” means Powergen CHP Limited registered in England and Wales with number 2584288;\n“Powergen Cogeneration” means Powergen Cogeneration Limited registered in England and Wales with number 2730697;\n“Stoke generating station” means the plant known as Stoke CHP, situated at Campbell Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4EY; and\n“total system” means the transmission system in England and Wales of the licensed transmitter and all distribution systems in England and Wales.\n(2) For the purposes of this Order a person shall be treated as generating electricity at any time if he is the operator of plant or equipment which at the time—\n(a) is generating or capable of generating electricity; or\n(b) is not capable of generating electricity only by reason of the maintenance, repair or testing of the plant or equipment.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 6 was substituted by section 30 of the Utilities Act 2000."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/823/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:09:04.328192+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."
}