Electricity Act 1989

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I ELECTRICITY SUPPLY

   1. Introductory

      1. 1. The Director General of Electricity Supply.

      2. 2. Consumers' committees.

      3. 3. General duties of Secretary of State and Director.

   2. Licensing of supply etc.

      1. 4. Prohibition on unlicensed supply etc.

      2. 5. Exemptions from section 4.

      3. 6. Licences authorising supply etc.

      4. 7. Conditions of licences: general.

      5. 8. Conditions for funding certain companies engaged in nuclear generation in Scotland.

      6. 9. General duties of licence holders.

      7. 10. Powers etc. of licence holders.

   3. Modification of licences

      1. 11. Modification by agreement.

      2. 12. Modification references to Monopolies Commission.

      3. 13. Reports on modification references.

      4. 14. Modification following report.

      5. 15. Modification by order under other enactments.

   4. Supply by public electricity suppliers

      1. 16. Duty to supply on request.

      2. 17. Exceptions from duty to supply.

      3. 18. Power to recover charges.

      4. 19. Power to recover expenditure.

      5. 20. Power to require security.

      6. 21. Additional terms of supply.

      7. 22. Special agreements with respect to supply.

      8. 23. Determination of disputes.

      9. 24. The public electricity supply code.

   5. Enforcement of preceding provisions

      1. 25. Orders for securing compliance.

      2. 26. Procedural requirements.

      3. 27. Validity and effect of orders.

      4. 28. Power to require information etc.

   6. Provisions with respect to supply generally

      1. 29. Regulations relating to supply and safety.

      2. 30. Electrical inspectors.

      3. 31. Use etc. of meters.

   7. Protection of public interest

      1. 32. Electricity from non-fossil fuel sources.

      2. 33. Fossil fuel levy.

      3. 34. Fuel stocks etc. at generating stations.

      4. 35. Provisions supplementary to section 34.

      5. 36. Consent required for construction etc. of generating stations.

      6. 37. Consent required for overhead lines.

      7. 38. Preservation of amenity and fisheries.

   8. Consumer protection: standards of performance

      1. 39. Electricity supply: performance in individual cases.

      2. 40. Electricity supply: overall performance.

      3. 41. Promotion of efficient use of electricity.

      4. 42. Information with respect to levels of performance.

   9. Consumer protection: miscellaneous

      1. 43. Functions with respect to competition.

      2. 44. Fixing of maximum charges for reselling electricity.

   10. Investigation of complaints

       1. 45. Investigation of enforcement matters.

       2. 46. Investigation of certain other matters.

   11. Other functions of Director

       1. 47. General functions.

       2. 48. Publication of information and advice.

       3. 49. Keeping of register.

       4. 50. Annual and other reports.

   12. Provisions with respect to committees

       1. 51. General duty of consumers' committees to advise Director etc.

       2. 52. Periodical and other reports of consumers' committees.

       3. 53. The National Consumers' Consultative Committee.

   13. Provisions with respect to Consumers' etc. Councils

       1. 54. Abolition of Consumers' etc. Councils.

       2. 55. Compensation for chairmen and officers of abolished Councils.

       3. 56. Continuity of employment of officers of abolished Councils.

   14. Miscellaneous

       1. 57. General restrictions on disclosure of information.

       2. 58. Directions restricting the use of certain information.

       3. 59. Making of false statements etc.

   15. Supplemental

       1. 60. Powers to make regulations.

       2. 61. Concurrent proceedings.

       3. 62. Public inquiries.

       4. 63. Application to Crown land.

       5. 64. Interpretation etc. of Part I.

3. PART II REORGANISATION OF THE INDUSTRY

   1. Transfers to successor companies

      1. 65. Transfer of property etc. of Area Boards.

      2. 66. Transfer of property etc. of Generating Board and Electricity Council.

      3. 67. Transfer of property etc. of Scottish Boards.

      4. 68. Transfer schemes under sections 66 and 67.

      5. 69. Functions of Secretary of State in relation to transfer schemes.

      6. 70. Supplementary provisions as to transfers under sections 66 and 67.

   2. Ownership of successor companies

      1. 71. Initial Government holding in the companies.

      2. 72. Government investment in securities of the companies.

      3. 73. Exercise of functions through nominees.

      4. 74. Target investment limit for Government shareholding.

   3. Finances of successor companies

      1. 75. Statutory reserves.

      2. 76. Statutory accounts.

      3. 77. Temporary restrictions on borrowings etc.

      4. 78. Government lending to the companies.

      5. 79. Treasury guarantees for loans made to the companies.

      6. 80. Conversion of certain loans etc. to the Scottish companies.

      7. 81. Financial limits on borrowings etc.

   4. Provisions with respect to floatation

      1. 82. Responsibility for composite listing particulars.

      2. 83. Application of Trustee Investments Act 1961 in relation to investment in operating companies.

   5. Provisions with respect to existing bodies

      1. 84. Dissolution etc. of existing bodies.

      2. 85. Compensation to members and employees of existing bodies.

      3. 86. Discharge etc. of certain advances and loans made to existing bodies.

      4. 87. Expenditure and receipts of Electricity Council.

      5. 88. Grants towards expenditure during transitional period.

   6. Miscellaneous

      1. 89. Payments for the use of tax losses.

      2. 90. Taxation provisions.

      3. 91. Electricity Stock.

      4. 92. Abolition of central guarantee fund.

   7. Supplemental

      1. 93. Parliamentary disqualification.

      2. 94. Construction of references to property, rights and liabilities.

      3. 95. Other interpretation of Part II.

4. PART III MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL

   1. Miscellaneous

      1. 96. Directions for preserving security of electricity supplies etc.

      2. 97. Financial assistance for discharge of nuclear liabilities.

      3. 98. Provision of statistical information.

      4. 99. Promotion of new techniques in national interest.

   2. Amendment of enactments

      1. 100. Competition and restrictive trade practices.

      2. 101. Rights of entry.

      3. 102. Production and supply of heat or electricity etc. by Scottish local authorities.

      4. 103. Stamp duty exemption for certain contracts.

   3. Amendment etc. of pension schemes

      1. 104. Amendment etc. of Electricity Supply Pension Scheme.

      2. 105. Amendment etc. of Scottish Pension Schemes.

   4. Supplemental

      1. 106. Regulations and orders.

      2. 107. Directions.

      3. 108. Offences by bodies corporate.

      4. 109. Service of documents.

      5. 110. Financial provisions.

      6. 111. General interpretation.

      7. 112. Amendments, transitional provisions, savings and repeals.

      8. 113. Short title, commencement and extent.

5. 1. Schedule 1

      The Director General of Electricity Supply.

   2. Schedule 2

      Consumers' committees.

   3. Schedule 3

      Compulsory acquisition of land etc. by licence holders.

      1. Part I Powers of acquisition.

      2. Part II Procedure, compensation etc. (England and Wales).

      3. Part III Procedure, compensation etc. (Scotland).

   4. Schedule 4

      Other powers etc. of licence holders.

   5. Schedule 5

      Water rights for hydro-electric generating stations in Scotland.

   6. Schedule 6

      The public electricity supply code.

   7. Schedule 7

      Use etc. of electricity meters.

   8. Schedule 8

      Consents under sections 36 and 37.

   9. Schedule 9

      Preservation of amenity and fisheries.

   10. Schedule 10

       Transfers under sections 66 and 67.

   11. Schedule 11

       Taxation provisions.

   12. Schedule 12

       Nuclear liabilities: financial assistance.

   13. Schedule 13

       Production and supply of heat or electricity etc. by Scottish local authorities.

   14. Schedule 14

       The Electricity Supply Pension Scheme.

   15. Schedule 15

       The Scottish Pension Schemes.

   16. Schedule 16

       Minor and consequential amendments.

   17. Schedule 17

       Transitional provisions and savings.

       1. Part I Provisions and savings for Part I of Act.

       2. Part II Provisions and savings for Part II of Act.

   18. Schedule 18

       Repeals.