{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-act-2000/section-28",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-act-2000/section-28.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/27",
  "legislation_title": "Utilities Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-act-2000",
  "path": "section/28",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "28",
  "heading": "Prohibition on unlicensed distribution of electricity.",
  "text": "(1) Section 4 of the 1989 Act (prohibition on unlicensed supply etc. of electricity) is amended as follows.\n(2) In subsection (1), after paragraph (b) there is inserted—\n“(bb) distributes electricity for that purpose;”.\n(3) In subsection (4)—\n(a) before the definition of “supply” there is inserted—\n““distribute”, in relation to electricity, means distribute by means of a distribution system, that is to say, a system which consists (wholly or mainly) of low voltage lines and electrical plant and is used for conveying electricity to any premises or to any other distribution system;”\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 28(3)(b) repealed (1.4.2006 for specified purposes, 1.4.2010 in so far as not already in force) by Energy Act 2004 (c. 20), s. 198(2), Sch. 23 Pt. 1; S.I. 2005/2965, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 28 wholly in force at 1.10.2000; s. 28 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 110(2); s. 28(3)(a) in force for certain purposes at 7.11.2000 by S.I. 2000/2974, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-12); s. 28(3)(a) in force for certain purposes at 20.12.2000 by S.I. 2000/3343, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-15); s. 28(1)(2)(3)(b) in force for all purposes and s. 28(3)(a) in force for all remaining purposes at 1.10.2001 by S.I. 2001/3266, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-20)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/27/section/28",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:43.947420+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
  }
}