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The Electricity (Exemption from the Requirement for a Generation Licence) (Ferrybridge MFE) (England and Wales) Order 2015

S.I. 2015/100 · Made 29 January 2015

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Electricity, England And Wales

Made 29th January 2015

Laid before Parliament 4th February 2015

Coming into force 28th February 2015

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Electricity Act 1989f1.

The Secretary of State has given notice of the proposal to make this Order in accordance with section 5(2) and (3) of that Act. No representations in respect of the proposal have been made.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1989 c.29. Section 5 was substituted by section 29 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Exemption from section 4(1)(a) of the Act
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Electricity (Exemption from the Requirement for a Generation Licence) (Ferrybridge MFE) (England and Wales) Order 2015 and comes into force on 28th February 2015.

2Interpretation

In this Order—

  • “the Act” means the Electricity Act 1989;

  • “the company” means Ferrybridge MFE Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 07712297;

  • “the generating station” means the Ferrybridge multifuel power station, an electricity generating station whose entrance is located at Ordnance Survey map reference SE473248, in Knottingley, West Yorkshire;

  • “the total system in England and Wales” means—

    1. (a)

      the transmission system of the holder of a licence under section 6(1)(b) of the Act; and

    2. (b)

      all distribution systems,

    in each case, to the extent located in England and Wales.

3Exemption from section 4(1)(a) of the Act

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the company is granted exemption from section 4(1)(a) of the Act (prohibition of unlicensed generation of electricity for supply) in respect of the generating station.

(2)

The exemption granted in paragraph (1) is subject to compliance with the following conditions—

(a)

that the generating station is connected to the total system in England and Wales;

(b)

that, except in circumstances outside the reasonable control of the company, the generating station does not export more than 100 megawatts of electrical power to the total system in England and Wales; and

(c)

that the company does not hold a licence under section 6(1)(a) of the Act.

Signature

Matt Hancock

Minister of State

Department of Energy and Climate Change

29th January 2015

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 for supply to any premises without a licence) to Ferrybridge MFE Limited in relation to the Ferrybridge multifuel power plant, an electricity generating station whose entrance is located at Ordnance Survey map reference SE473248, in Knottingley, West Yorkshire.

A regulatory impact assessment in respect of exemptions from the requirements of section 4(1)(a) of the Electricity Act 1989 was prepared in 2001 and can be obtained from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, Energy Markets Unit, 4th Floor, 3 Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2AW. Copies have been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.