{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2023/section-165A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2023/section-165A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2023/52",
  "legislation_title": "Energy Act 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2023",
  "path": "section/165A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "165A",
  "heading": "Functions relating to network connections: duty to have regard to designated plans",
  "text": "(1) The ISOP must, when carrying out any of its functions relating to the management of connections to the transmission system, have regard to the designated strategic plans.\n(2) The Secretary of State may by regulations designate plans or documents for the purposes of this section.\n(3) In subsection (1), the reference to “the designated strategic plans” is a reference to those plans or documents designated by regulations under subsection (2) as they have effect at the time when the regulations are made.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 165A inserted (18.12.2025) by Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (c. 34), ss. 18(1), 118(1)(f) (with s. 116)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/165A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:50:44.989649+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}