The Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 No. 231 (NI. 1)

PART II N.I. ELECTRICITY SUPPLY

Licensing of supply, etc. N.I.

Prohibition on unlicensed supply, etc. N.I.

8.—(1) A person who—

F1 (a) generates electricity for the purpose of giving a supply to any premises or enabling a supply to be so given;

[F2 (b) participates in the transmission of electricity for that purpose; F3 . . . ]

[F4 (bb) distributes electricity for that purpose;]

F1 (c) supplies electricity to any premises,[F5 or

(d) acts as SEM operator,]

shall be guilty of an offence unless he is authorised to do so by a licence or exemption.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under this Article shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

(3) No proceedings shall be instituted in respect of an offence under this Article except by or on behalf of the Department or the Director.

[F6 (4) For the purposes of this Part, a person participates in the transmission of electricity if—

(a) he co-ordinates, and directs, the flow of electricity onto and over a transmission system by means of which the transmission of electricity takes place; or

(b) he makes available for use for the purposes of such a transmission system anything which forms part of it.

(5) Where different people have different interests in anything which forms part of a transmission system, only the person in actual possession of the thing may be regarded for the purposes of paragraph (4) as making it available for use.]

[F7 (6) For the purposes of this Part a person acts as SEM operator if his responsibilities include responsibility, pursuant to the trading and settlement code referred to in the SEM Memorandum, for calculating charges and other payments due under that code.

(7) In paragraph (6) “the SEM Memorandum” means the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in Article 2(3) of the Electricity (Single Wholesale Market)(Northern Ireland) Order 2007.]

F1 mod. by SR 1999/352

F2 Art. 8(1)(b) substituted (5.5.2007 for certain purposes otherwise 3.7.2007) by Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/419 (N.I. 6)), arts. 1(2), 28(2); S.R. 2007/283, art. 2, Sch. 1; S.R. 2007/320, art. 2, Sch. 1

F3 Word in art. 8(1)(b) omitted (5.5.2007 for certain purposes otherwise 20.6.2007) by virtue of Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/913 (N.I. 7)), arts. 1(3), 4(1)(a); S.R. 2007/284, art. 2, Sch.; S.R. 2007/303, art. 2, Sch.

F4 Art. 8(1)(bb) inserted (15.4.2011) by Gas and Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/155), reg. 17

F5 Art. 8(1)(d) and preceding word inserted (5.5.2007 for certain purposes otherwise 20.6.2007) by Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/913 (N.I. 7)), arts. 1(3), 4(1)(b); S.R. 2007/284, art. 2, Sch.; S.R. 2007/303, art. 2, Sch.

F6 Art. 8(4)(5) inserted (5.5.2007 for certain purposes otherwise 3.7.2007) by Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/419 (N.I. 6)), arts. 1(2), 28(3); S.R. 2007/283, art. 2, Sch. 1; S.R. 2007/320, art. 2, Sch. 1

F7 Art. 8(6)(7) added (5.5.2007 for certain purposes otherwise 20.6.2007) by Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/913 (N.I. 7)), arts. 1(3), 4(2); S.R. 2007/284, art. 2, Sch.; S.R. 2007/303, art. 2, Sch.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Art. 8(1)(bb) restricted (temp. from 15.4.2011) by Gas and Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/155), reg. 31