{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-exemptions-from-the-requirement-for-a-generation-licence-order-2017/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2017/731",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity (Exemptions from the Requirement for a Generation Licence) Order 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-exemptions-from-the-requirement-for-a-generation-licence-order-2017",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Electricity\nMade 10th July 2017\nLaid before Parliament 11th July 2017\nComing into force 4th August 2017\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Electricity Act 1989.\nThe Secretary of State has given notice of the proposal to make this Order in accordance with section 5(2) and (3) of that Act and has considered representations made in respect of the proposal.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted with the Scottish Ministers about the exemptions granted by this Order in respect of electricity generating stations in Scotland.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 29. Section 5 was substituted by section 29 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Under article 4 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1750), functions under section 5(1) of the Electricity Act 1989 are, in so far as they are exercisable in or as regards Scotland, exercisable only after consultation with the Scottish Ministers."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/731/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:09:47.180280+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."
}