1992 No. 63 (C. 1)
Electricity (1992 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 1992
Made
The Department of Economic Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 1(2) and (3) of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 19921 and paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 19742 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:
Citation1
This Order may be cited as the Electricity (1992 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 1992.
Commencement2
1
The provisions of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 specified in the first column of the Schedule, which relate of the matters specified in the second column of that Schedule, shall come into operation on 21st February 1992.
2
Article 5 of the Electricity (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 19923 shall come into operation on 21st February 1992.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Economic Development on
SCHEDULEProvisions of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 coming into operation on 21st February 1992
Provisions of the Order | Subject matter of provisions |
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Article 1 | Title and commencement. |
Article 2 | Interpretation. |
Article 3 | Interpretation of Part II. |
Article 4 insofar as it confers or affects any power to make an order | Order to specify area for uniform tariffs. |
Article 5 and Schedule 1 | The Director General of Electricity Supply for Northern Ireland. |
Article 7 and Schedule 2 | The Consumer Committee for Electricity. |
Article 9 | Exemptions from Article 8. |
Article 10 insofar as it confers or affects any power to make regulations | Regulations governing applications for licences. etc. |
Article 22 insofar as it confers or affects any power to make regulations | Regulations enabling the recovery of expenditure, etc. |
Article 32 | Regulations relating to supply and safety. |
Article 34 and Schedule 7 insofar as they confer or affect any power under paragraph 8(3) of that Schedule to make regulations | Regulations for determining the fees to be paid for examining and testing meters. |
Article 39 and Schedule 8 insofar as they confer or affect any power to make regulations | Regulations as to applications for consent under Articles 39 and 40. |
Article 40 insofar as it confers or affects any power to make regulations | Regulations as to exemption from overhead lines consent requirements. |
Article 52 insofar as it confers or affects any power to make an order | Order as to inspection and copying of register. |
Article 64 | Powers to make regulations. |
Article 68 | Interpretation of Part III. |
Article 69 | Transfer of assets, etc., of Northern Ireland Electricity. |
Article 70 | Transfer schemes under Article 69. |
Article 71 | Functions of the Department in relation to transfer schemes. |
Article 72 and Schedule 10 | Supplementary provisions as to transfers under Article 69. |
Article 89 and Schedule 11 | Amendment of pension scheme, etc. |
Article 92 | Repayment of fees. |
Article 93 | Regulations and Orders. |
Article 94 | Directions. |
Article 95(1) insofar as it relates to paragraph 17 of Schedule 12 | Consequential Amendments. |
Paragraph 17 of Schedule 12 | Amendment of Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 19774 in relation to the rating of electricity licence holders. |
Article 95(2) | Modification of instruments. |
(This note is not part of the Order.)