{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/heat-networks-market-framework-great-britain-regulations-2025/regulation-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/heat-networks-market-framework-great-britain-regulations-2025/regulation-17.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2025/269",
  "legislation_title": "The Heat Networks (Market Framework) (Great Britain) Regulations 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/heat-networks-market-framework-great-britain-regulations-2025",
  "path": "regulation/17",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Temporary authorisations",
  "text": "(1) The Regulator may confer a heat network authorisation on an applicant on a temporary basis for a specified period (“temporary authorisation”) where it requires more time to determine—\n(a) how to exercise its discretion under regulation 16(1) (conferral of heat network authorisations); or\n(b) whether the heat network authorisation should contain specific authorisation conditions.\n(2) A temporary authorisation ceases to have effect at the end of the specified period or, if earlier—\n(a) on the day that a heat network authorisation other than the temporary authorisation takes effect in relation to the same regulated activities and the same relevant heat network as are specified in the temporary authorisation;\n(b) at the end of the period of 14 days beginning with the day after the day on which the Regulator gives notice refusing to confer a heat network authorisation in relation to the same regulated activities and the same relevant heat network as are specified in the temporary authorisation; or\n(c) on the day on which the revocation of the temporary authorisation under regulation 25 (review and revocation of heat network authorisations) has effect.\n(3) In this regulation, “specified period” means a period specified in the temporary authorisation.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 17 in force at 27.1.2026, see reg. 1(4)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/269/regulation/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:19:24.095975+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."
}