{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-act-2000-commencement-no-6-and-transitional-provisions-order-2001/article-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-act-2000-commencement-no-6-and-transitional-provisions-order-2001/article-16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3266",
  "legislation_title": "The Utilities Act 2000 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions ) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-act-2000-commencement-no-6-and-transitional-provisions-order-2001",
  "path": "article/16",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Transitional provisions",
  "text": "(1) This article applies where—\n(a) before the appointed day a direction has been given under the Electricity Act to a public electricity supplier; and\n(b) that direction is still in effect on the appointed day.\n(2) On and after the appointed day the direction shall have effect as a direction given to the supply successor where it relates to supply activities, a direction given to the distribution successor where it relates to distribution activities or a direction given to both the supply successor and the distribution successor where it relates to both supply and distribution activities.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3266/article/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:28:04.593119+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."
}