Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013

Interpretation

17.—(1) In this Schedule—

“the Authority” means the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation;

“charging statement” (in relation to a distribution exemption holder who proposes to impose a use of system charge) is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 5(2)(b);

“closed distribution system” means a system classified as a closed distribution system by the Authority under paragraph 11(2);

“customer” means a person who purchases electricity for the person’s own consumption;

“the Energy Order” means the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;

“expression of interest” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(2);

“household customer” means a customer who purchases electricity for consumption by the customer’s own household;

“system user”, in relation to a distribution system, means—

(a)

a person supplying electricity that is being conveyed by means of that distribution system; or

(b)

a customer who owns or occupies premises that are connected to that distribution system;

“third party supplier”, in relation to a distribution exemption holder, means any authorised supplier that is not related to the distribution exemption holder; and

“use of system charge”, in relation to a distribution exemption holder, means a charge which—

(a)

is levied by the distribution exemption holder on a third party supplier identified in an expression of interest that has been served on the distribution exemption holder; and

(b)

is for use of the exempt distribution system to which the expression of interest relates; and

“working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(1).

(2) For the purposes of this Schedule, a person (“A”) is related to another person (“B”) where A is—

(a) an undertaking in which B has a participating interest within the meaning of section 421A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;(2)

(b) a holding company of B;

(c) a subsidiary of B; or

(d) a subsidiary of a holding company of B.

(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) “holding company” and “subsidiary” are to be construed in accordance with section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006.(3)

(1)

1971 c.80

(2)

2000 c.8 as amended by S.I. 2008/948

(3)

2006 c. 46.