# The Electricity (Imported Capacity) Regulations 1990, Regulation 3: Prescribed circumstances


The circumstances in which electricity generated outside the United Kingdom shall be treated for the purposes of section 32(5)(a) of the Act as generated by a non-fossil fuel generating station are—
(a) that there is a contract for the purchase, at any wattage specified in the contract, of electricity generated by a particular non-fossil fuel generating station or a non-fossil fuel generating station of a particular description; and
(b) that there is also a contract for the conveyance of that wattage of that electricity to the United Kingdom by means of an interconnector.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/265/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-imported-capacity-regulations-1990/regulation-3
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