Article 2 Commencement

Section 89 (activities offshore requiring Electricity Act 1989 licences) and section 180(1) (meaning of ‘high voltage line’) of the Act come into force on 29th July 2010—

(a)

in relation to assets which—

(i)

have been the subject of a tender exercise;

(ii)

have been transferred to the person who was the successful bidder in relation to that tender exercise; and

(iii)

were not constructed or installed by that person;

(b)

in relation to any electric line and associated electrical plant which—

(i)

is located partly in an area of offshore waters; and

(ii)

is used in the conveyance of electricity generated only by a generating station located otherwise than in an area of offshore waters.