# The Electricity (Offshore Generating Stations) (Inquiries Procedure) (Wales) Regulations 2019, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: E+W

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision about inquiries caused to be held by the Welsh Ministers in relation to applications:
— for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 (“the 1989 Act” and such consent a “section 36 consent”) to construct, extend or operate an offshore generating station;
— under section 36C of the 1989 Act, to vary a section 36 consent.
For the purposes of these Regulations reference to an application for a section 36 consent includes any application under section 36A of 1989 Act for a declaration relating to public rights of navigation, which is made with an application for a section 36 consent.
The Welsh Ministers are the appropriate authority in relation to applications made after 1 April 2019 under sections 36 and 36C of the 1989 Act relating to generating stations (or proposed generating stations) in Welsh waters which have or will have a capacity not exceeding 350 megawatts.
“Welsh waters” means so much of the internal waters and territorial sea of the United Kingdom as are adjacent to Wales, and the Welsh zone. “Welsh zone” has the meaning given in section 158 of the Government of Wales Act 2006.
The Welsh Ministers' Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2019/304/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-offshore-generating-stations-inquiries-procedure-wales-regulations-2019/note
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