Electricity (Published Criteria for Generating Station) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011
S.R. 2011/247 · Made 30 June 2011
Electricity
Made 30th June 2011
Coming into operation 1st August 2011
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, being a Department designatedf1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2 in relation to energy and energy sources, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the said section 2(2), and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
- f1
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The European Communities (Designation) Order 2010 S.I. 2010/761
- f2
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Interpretation
- 3Amendment to the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Electricity (Published Criteria for Generating Station) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on 1st August 2011.
2Interpretation
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954f1 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
3Amendment to the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992
In paragraph (9) of Article 39 of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992f1 for “Article 6(2)” substitute “Article 7(2)”.
Signature
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 30th June 2011.
L.S.
A F Hepper
A senior officer of the
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Article 39(2A) of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (“the Order”) requires that the Department shall only grant a consent under that Article in relation to the construction or extension of a generating station where it is satisfied that the station to which the consent relates will meet certain criteria determined and published by the Department. Article 7(2) of the European Parliament and Council Directive 2009/72/EC imposes certain obligations on the Department in relation to these criteria. These Regulations amend Article 39 of the Order to update the references therein so that they properly reflect this obligation.