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Statutory Instruments

2015 No. 1409

Electricity, England And Wales

The Electricity (Exemption from the Requirement for a Generation Licence) (Frodsham) (England and Wales) Order 2015

Made

23rd June 2015

Laid before Parliament

25th June 2015

Coming into force

25th July 2015

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Electricity Act 1989( 1 ).

The Secretary of State has given notice of the proposal to make this Order in accordance with section 5(2) and (3) of that Act. No representations in respect of the proposal have been made.

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Electricity (Exemption from the Requirement for a Generation Licence) (Frodsham) (England and Wales) Order 2015 and comes into force on 25th July 2015.

Interpretation

2. In this Order—

“the Act” means the Electricity Act 1989 ;

“the company” means Frodsham Wind Farm Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 07075301;

“the generating station” means the Frodsham onshore wind farm, an electricity generating station located at Ordnance Survey map reference SJ489780, near Frodsham, Cheshire;

“the total system in England and Wales” means—

(a)

the transmission system of the holder of a licence under section 6(1)(b) of the Act; and

(b)

all distribution systems,

in each case, to the extent located in England and Wales.

Exemption from section 4(1)(a) of the Act

3. —(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the company is granted exemption from section 4(1)(a) of the Act (prohibition of unlicensed generation of electricity for supply) in respect of the generating station.

(2) The exemption granted in paragraph (1) is subject to compliance with the following conditions—

(a) that the generating station is connected to the total system in England and Wales;

(b) that, except in circumstances outside the reasonable control of the company, the generating station does not export more than 100 megawatts of electrical power to the total system in England and Wales; and

(c) that the company does not hold a licence under section 6(1)(a) of the Act.

Andrea Leadsom

Minister of State

Department of Energy and Climate Change

23rd June 2015

( 1 )

1989 c.29 . Section 5 was substituted by section 29 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27) .

Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.
The Electricity (Exemption from the Requirement for a Generation Licence) (Frodsham) (England and Wales) Order 2015 (2015/1409)
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the Act art. 2. def_76836c32e9
the company art. 2. def_a538c35982
the generating station art. 2. def_16fa224dc6
the total system in England and Wales art. 2. def_8cabde0b54

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