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ELECTRICITY

Made 17th December 1996

Laid before Parliament 23rd December 1996

Coming into force 14th January 1997

Whereas Scottish Nuclear Limited is an operating company^f1 for the purpose of Part II of the Electricity Act 1989^f2;

And whereas that company ceased to be wholly owned by the Crown on 15th July 1996;

And whereas, at the time when this Order is made, the Government shareholding (as defined in section 74(1) of the said Act of 1989) in that company of shares carrying ordinary voting rights is nil;

And whereas no previous order has been made fixing a target investment limit in relation to the Government shareholding (as defined as aforesaid) in that company;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 74(1) of the Electricity Act 1989 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1: See section 74(10) of the Electricity Act 1989 and the Electricity Act 1989 (Nominated Companies) (Scotland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2448).
f2: 1989 c. 29.