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Article 2 Exemption from section 4(1)(b) of the Electricity Act 1989I1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The Secretary of State grants exemption from section 4(1)(b) of the Actf1 (prohibition on unlicensed transmission of electricity for supply) to Seagreen Wind Energy Limited in respect of transmissionf2 taking place over the transmission systemf3 connected to the Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm.

(2)

The exemption in paragraph (1) of this article applies for the period beginning with 20th June 2024 and ending with the earlier of—

(a)

the day after the day on which the transmission system connected to Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm is transferred to a successful bidderf4;

(b)

F131st March 2025.

(3)

In this article—

  • “the Act” means the Electricity Act 1989;

  • “Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm” means the generating station located approximately 27 kilometres off the coast of Angus, in the Northeast of Scotland, with its central point being approximately Latitude 56°35′17″N and Longitude 1°44′28″W;

  • “Seagreen Wind Energy Limited” means Seagreen Wind Energy Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 06873902.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in art. 2(2)(b) substituted (8.2.2025) by The Electricity (Individual Exemption from the Requirement for a Transmission Licence) (Seagreen) (Scotland) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/28), arts. 1(1), 2(2)

Commencement

I1

Art. 2 in force at 20.6.2024, see art. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1

Section 4(1)(b) of the Electricity Act 1989 was substituted by section 135(1) and (2) of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20).

f2

For the meaning of “transmission”, see section 4(4) of the Electricity Act 1989, which was inserted by section 135(1) and (4) of the Energy Act 2004.

f3

For the meaning of “transmission system”, see section 4(4) of the Electricity Act 1989, which was inserted by section 135(1) and (4) of the Energy Act 2004.

f4

For the meaning of “successful bidder”, see section 6CD(6) of the Electricity Act 1989, which was inserted by section 203(1) of, and paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 15 to, the Energy Act 2023 (c. 52).