# The Electricity (Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976) (Exemptions) (No. 3) Order 1990, Paragraph 73


(1) Any agreement, other than one of the agreements specified in paragraphs 6 to 8 in Part I of this Schedule —
(a) which is entered into by two or more public electricity suppliers acting jointly or by Non-Fossil Purchasing Agency Limited as agent for and on behalf of public electricity suppliers (whether or not it is also entered into by Non-Fossil Purchasing Agency Limited acting for itself); and
(b) which relates to the purchase of the whole or any part of the capacity and output of a non-fossil fuel generating station, as defined in section 33(8) of the 1989 Act, or of more than one such station; and
(c) which constitutes the whole or any part of any qualifying arrangements for the purposes of section 33 of the 1989 Act,
and any other agreement which forms part of the same qualifying arrangements and which does not contain any further restrictions or information provisions.
(2) The condition which must be satisfied by an agreement of a description specified in sub-paragraph (1) above is that either —
(a) it is in the terms of a draft of which a copy is provided to the Department before the date on which the agreement is made; or
(b) it contains a provision that any restrictions or information provisions which it contains shall not take effect or shall cease to have effect —
(i) if a copy of the agreement is not provided to the Department within 28 days of the date on which the agreement is made, or
(ii) if, within 28 days of the provision of the copy, the Department gives notice of objection to the party providing it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1490/schedule/paragraph/73 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-restrictive-trade-practices-act-1976-exemptions-no-3-order-1990/schedule/paragraph-73
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