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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/3343",
  "legislation_title": "The Utilities Act 2000 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2000",
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  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "PROVISIONS OF THE UTILITIES ACT 2000 COMING INTO FORCE ON 20TH DECEMBER 2000",
  "text": "Provisions of the Act\nPurpose\nSection 3(1) and (2) (transfer to the Authority of the functions of the Director General of Gas Supply and the Director General of Electricity Supply)\nFor all purposes\nSection 4 (forward work programmes)\nFor all remaining purposes\nSection 5 (annual and other reports of the Authority)—\nsubsections (1) to (9)\nFor all purposes\nsubsection (10)\nFor all purposes save in respect of paragraph 29 of Schedule 7\nSection 6 (publication of advice and information about consumer matters)\nFor all purposes\nSection 7 (co-operation between the Authority and the Council)\nFor all purposes\nSection 8 (payments by licence holders relating to new arrangements)\nFor all purposes\nSection 9 (objectives and duties under the 1986 Act)\nFor all purposes\nSection 10 (guidance on social and environmental matters in relation to gas)\nFor all purposes\nSection 11 (health and safety in relation to gas)\nFor all purposes\nSection 12 (exceptions from the general duties under the 1986 Act)\nFor all purposes\nSection 13 (objectives and duties under the 1989 Act)\nFor all purposes\nSection 14 (guidance on social and environmental matters in relation to electricity)\nFor all purposes\nSection 15 (health and safety in relation to electricity)\nFor all purposes\nSection 16 (exceptions from the general duties under the 1989 Act)\nFor all purposes\nSection 18(5) and (6) (acquisition and review of information by the Council)\nFor all purposes\nSection 19(4)(b) (provision of advice and information by the Council to public authorities and other persons)\nFor all purposes\nSection 21(4)(b) (power for the Council to publish advice and information about consumer matters)\nFor all purposes\nSection 24 (provision of information to the Council)—\nsubsections (1) to (3)\nFor all remaining purposes\nsubsection (4)\nFor all purposes\nSection 25 (publication of notice of reasons)\nFor all purposes\nSection 26 (provision of information by the Council to the Authority)\nFor all purposes\nSection 27(2) (regulations relating to provision of information under sections 24 to 26)\nFor all remaining purposes\nSection 28(3)(a) (the definition of “distribute”)\nFor the purpose of defining a “distribution system” where that term is used in Parts I and II of the Act\nSection 32 (electricity licence conditions)—\nsubsection (1)\nFor the purpose of section 32(2)\nsubsection (2)\nFor all purposes\nSection 51(2) (the electricity code)\nFor the purpose of inserting into the Electricity Act paragraph 3(1) and (6) to (10) of the Schedule to be substituted for Schedule 6 to that Act\nSection 59(1) (financial penalties)\nFor the purposes of enabling the Secretary of State to make an order determining turnover and enabling the Authority to consult upon, prepare and publish a statement of policy with respect to the imposition of penalties and the determination of their amount\nSection 74 (gas licence conditions)—\nsubsection (1)\nFor the purpose of section 74(3)\nsubsection (3)\nFor all purposes\nSection 95(1) (financial penalties)\nFor the purposes of enabling the Secretary of State to make an order determining turnover and enabling the Authority to consult upon, prepare and publish a statement of policy with respect to the imposition of penalties and the determination of their amount\nSection 100 (exercise of powers to make regulations)\nFor all purposes\nSection 105(8)(b) (general restrictions on the disclosure of information)\nFor all purposes\nSection 108 (amendments, transitional provisions and repeals)\nFor the purpose of the provisions of Schedules 6, 7 and 8 brought into force\nSchedule 4 (Schedule to be substituted for Schedule 6 to the Electricity Act)\nFor the purpose of inserting into the Electricity Act paragraph 3(1) and (6) to (10) of the Schedule to be substituted for Schedule 6 to that Act\nIn Schedule 6 (minor and consequential amendments)—\nparagraph 1\nFor the purpose of the entries in Part I of Schedule 6 referred to in this Order\nparagraph 8(1)\nFor the purpose of the entry in paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 6\nparagraph 8(3)\nFor all purposes\nparagraph 11\nFor all purposes\nparagraph 17\nFor all purposes\nparagraph 22(a)\nFor all purposes\nparagraph 24\nFor the purpose of the entries in Part II of Schedule 6 referred to in this Order\nparagraph 25\nFor all purposes\nparagraph 27\nFor all purposes\nparagraph 29\nFor all purposes\nparagraph 40(a)\nFor all purposes\nIn Schedule 7, paragraph 27 (transitional provisions and savings)\nFor all purposes\nIn Schedule 8 (repeals) the entries relating to the—\nGas Act 1986, section 39\nFor all purposes save in respect of paragraph 29 of Schedule 7\nElectricity Act 1989, section 50\nFor all purposes save in respect of paragraph 29 of Schedule 7",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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