Paragraph 5 I1

England and Wales

(1)

Section 37 (consent required for overhead lines) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1), for “Secretary of State” substitute “appropriate authority”.

(3)

In subsection (3)—

(a)

in paragraph (a), for “Secretary of State” substitute “appropriate authority”;

(b)

in paragraph (b), at the beginning insert “in the case of a consent granted by the Secretary of State,”;

(c)

after paragraph (b) (but before the “and”) insert—

“(ba)

in the case of a consent granted by the Scottish Ministers, may be revoked by the Scottish Ministers at any time after the end of such period as may be specified in the consent (see sections 37A to 37C as regards the variation of consents granted by the Scottish Ministers);”;

(d)

in paragraph (c), for “paragraph (b)” substitute “paragraphs (b) and (ba)”.

(4)

At the end insert—

“(6)

In this section “appropriate authority” means—

(a)

the Scottish Ministers, in relation to an electric line installed above land in Scotland;

(b)

the Secretary of State in all other cases.”

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 para. 5 in force at 18.2.2026, see s. 118(1)(k)