Electricity Act 1989

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s. 4(1)(f) and word inserted by 2023 c. 52 s. 186(3)(b)
s. 4(1)(ca) inserted by 2023 c. 52 s. 166(2)
s. 4(1)(da) inserted by 2023 c. 52 s. 205(2)(b)
s. 4(3H)(3I) inserted by 2023 c. 52 s. 186(4)
s. 4(3CA) inserted by 2023 c. 52 s. 205(3)
s. 4(3EA) inserted by 2023 c. 52 s. 205(5)
s. 6(1)(g) and word inserted by 2023 c. 52 s. 186(7)(b)
s. 6(1)(ea) inserted by 2023 c. 52 s. 205(8)(b)
s. 6(2C) inserted by 2023 c. 52 s. 186(8)
s. 6(2AA) inserted by 2023 c. 52 s. 205(9)
s. 6(6E) inserted by 2023 c. 52 s. 205(10)
s. 7(3GA) inserted by 2023 c. 52 s. 186(17)
s. 7A(11B) inserted by 2023 c. 52 s. 186(18)
s. 8A(1C) inserted by 2023 c. 52 s. 206(6)
s. 10NA inserted by 2023 c. 52 s. 207(2)
s. 11E(2)(d) and word inserted by 2013 c. 32 s. 138(5)(b)(iii)
s. 11AA inserted by 2018 c. 14 s. 13(3)
s. 15(2)(aa) inserted by S.I. 2019/93, Sch. 1 para. 3(2)(b) (as substituted) by S.I. 2019/1245 reg. 19 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. The affecting statutory instrument has no legal effect. It was made under a procedure which meant that it ceased to have effect 28 days after signing unless it was debated and approved in Parliament within that time. It was not debated and approved within 28 days, so it has expired with no effect.)
s. 25(8A) inserted by 2023 c. 52 Sch. 14 para. 7(3)
s. 44A inserted by 1992 c. 43 s. 23
s. 44A(6)(b)(i) words substituted by 2013 c. 22 Sch. 9 para. 52
s. 44B(1)(a)(iiia) inserted by 2023 c. 52 Sch. 17 para. 8
s. 56C(6)(d) and word inserted by 2013 c. 32 s. 138(5)(d)(ii)
Sch. 5A para. 2(1A) inserted by 2018 c. 14 s. 13(4)
Sch. 6A para. 9ZA and cross-heading inserted by 2023 c. 52 Sch. 14 para. 8

Enactments relating to statutory undertakers etc.E+W+S

1(1)The holder of a licence under section 6(1) of this Act shall be deemed to be a statutory undertaker and his undertaking a statutory undertaking for the purposes of the following enactments, namely—E+W+S

(i)section 16 of the M1Public Health Act 1925;

(ii)the M2Public Health Act 1936;

F1(iii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(iv)Schedule 3 to the M3Water Act 1945;

(v)section 4 of the M4Requisitioned Land and War Works Act 1948;

[F2(vi)the M5Water Act 1948;]

(vii)the National Parks and Access to the M6Countryside Act 1949;

(viii)the M7Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951;

(ix)the M8Landlord and Tenant Act 1954;

(x)the M9Opencast Coal Act 1958;

F3(xi). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(xii)section 17(10) of the M10Public Health Act 1961;

(xiii)the M11Pipe-lines Act 1962;

(xiv)Schedule 3 to the M12Harbours Act 1964;

(xv)Schedule 6 to the M13Gas Act 1965;

F4(xvi). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F5(xvii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(xviii)section 50 of the M14Agriculture Act 1967;

(xix)section 38 of the M15Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967;

(xx)paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the M16Countryside Act 1968;

(xxi)section 22 of the M17Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968;

F6(xxii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F7(xxiii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F6(xxiv). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(xxv)sections 51 . . . F6of the M18Land Compensation Act 1973;

(xxvi)sections 47 F8. . . of the M19Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973;

(xxvii)Part III of the M20Control of Pollution Act 1974;

F9(xxviii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(xxix)the M21Welsh Development Agency Act 1975;

(xxx)sections 15(3) and 26 of the M22Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976;

F10(xxxi). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(xxxii)section 9(3) of the M23Inner Urban Areas Act 1978;

(xxxiii)the M24Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979;

(xxxiv)[F11Part] XVI of the M25Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;

(xxxv)section 53 of the M26Civil Aviation Act 1982;

(xxxvi)section 30 of the M27Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982;

(xxxvii)section 120 of the M28Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982;

(xxxviii)section 2(2)(c) of the M29Cycle Tracks Act 1984;

(xxxix)the M30Building Act 1984;

F12(xl). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(xli)paragraph 11 of Schedule 8 to the M31Housing (Scotland) Act 1987.

[F13(xlii)section 9 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990.]

(2)References in the M32Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 to a statutory company shall be construed as including references to the holder of a licence under section 6(1) of this Act.

F14(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4)The references in sections 73(11)(c) and 74(11)(b) of the M33Highways Act 1980 to electricity undertakers shall be construed as references to the holder of a licence under section 6(1)(a) of this Act.

F2[(5)The holder of a licence under section 6(1) of this Act shall be deemed to be an excepted undertaker for the purposes of section 6 of the M34Water Act 1981.]

(6)[F15Part 10 of Schedule 3A to the Communications Act 2003 (the electronic communications code)] (undertakers’ works) shall apply to a licence holder for the purposes of any works carried out by him.

(7)The reference in section 82(4) of the M35Building Act 1984 (provisions with respect to demolition orders) to a person authorised by an enactment to carry on an undertaking for the supply of electricity shall be construed as a reference to a licence holder.

(8)A licence holder shall be deemed to be a public undertaker and his undertaking a public undertaking for the purposes of section 125 of, and paragraphs 9 and 10 of Schedule 8 to, the M36Housing (Scotland) Act 1987.

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(iii) repealed (31.10.1994) by 1994 c. 21, s. 67, Sch. 11 Pt. II (with s. 40(7)); S.I. 1994/2553, art. 2

F2Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(vi) and (5) repealed (E.W.) (01.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 3(1), 4(2), Sch. 3 Pt. I.

F3Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xi) repealed (S.) (24.12.2010) by Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 6), s. 97(1), Sch. 3 para. 5 (with s. 91); S.S.I. 2010/401, art. 3(h)

F4Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xvi) repealed by Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 35, SIF 64), s. 38(2), Sch. 5 Pt. III

F5Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xvii) repealed (1.4.2019) by Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 8), s. 85(2), sch. 2 (with s. 83); S.S.I. 2019/47, reg. 2 (with regs. 3-22)

F6Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xxii)(xxiv) and words in para. 1(1)(xxv) repealed by Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 11, SIF 123:1, 2), s. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. I

F7Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xxiii) repealed (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 11 ss. 3, 6(2), Sch. 1 Pt. I (with s. 5, Sch. 3)

F8Words in Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xxvi) repealed (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 11, ss. 3, 6(2), Sch. 1 Pt. I (with s. 5, Sch. 3)

F9Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xxviii), para. 3(2)(f) repealed by Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 35, SIF 64), s. 38(2), Sch. 5 Pt. I

F10Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xxxi) repealed (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 152, Sch. 18 Pt. IV (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4

F11Words in Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xxxiv) substituted (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 135(2)(b) (with ss. 139(2), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4

F12Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xl) repealed (6.4.2006 for E., 16.6.2006 for W.) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), s. 270(4)(5)(f), Sch. 16; S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(e) (with Sch.); S.I. 2006/1535, art. 2(c) (with Sch.)

F13Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xlii) added by Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 35, SIF 64), s. 38(1), Sch 4 para. 17(a)

F14Sch. 16 para. 1(3) repealed (14.11.2005) by Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (c. 36), s. 34(1), Sch. 3; S.I. 2005/2040, art. 3(r)

F15Words in Sch. 16 para. 1(6) substituted (28.12.2017) by Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30), s. 118(6), Sch. 3 para. 28; S.I. 2017/1286, reg. 2(d)

Marginal Citations

2(1)A licence holder who is entitled to exercise any power conferred by Schedule 3 or 4 to this Act shall be deemed to be a statutory undertaker for the purposes of section 66 of the M37Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967 and section 11 of the M38Countryside Act 1968.E+W+S

(2)A licence holder who is entitled to exercise any power conferred by Schedule 3 to this Act shall be deemed to be a statutory undertaker and his undertaking a statutory undertaking for the purposes of the following enactments, namely—

(a)the M39Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947;

(b)the M40New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968;

(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F16

F17(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e)section 120 of the M41Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;

(f)the M42New Towns Act 1981;

(g)the M43Acquisition of Land Act 1981; and

(h)sections 47, 48, 49 and 51 of, and Schedule 9 to, the M44Civil Aviation Act 1982.

(3)The reference in section 48(6) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 to an electricity undertaker shall be construed as a reference to a licence holder who is entitled to exercise any power conferred by Schedule 4 to this Act.

(4)A licence holder who is entitled to exercise any power conferred by paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to this Act shall be deemed to be a statutory undertaker and his undertaking a statutory undertaking for the purposes of the following enactments, namely—

(a)section 26 of the M45Public Health Act 1925;

(b)section 17(1)(b) of the M46Requisitioned Land and War Works Act 1945;

(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F16

(d)the M47Highways Act 1980; and

(e)sections 296 and 611 of the M48Housing Act 1985.

(5)References in the following enactments, namely—

(a)section 6 of the M49Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953;

(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F16

(c)sections 176 and 185 of the M50Highways Act 1980; and

(d)paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to the M51Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;

to electricity undertakers shall be construed as references to licence holders entitled to exercise any power conferred by paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to this Act.

(6)A licence holder entitled to exercise any power conferred by paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to this Act shall be deemed to be a public utility undertaker for the purposes of the Highways Act 1980 F18. . ..

(7)A licence holder who is entitled to exercise any power conferred by paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to this Act shall be deemed to be a statutory undertaker and his undertaking a statutory undertaking for the purposes of the following enactments, namely—

F17(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)the M52Roads (Scotland) Act 1984.

(8)References in the M53Local Government (Omnibus Shelters and Queue Barriers) (Scotland) Act 1958 F19. . . to electricity undertakers shall be construed as references to licence holders entitled to exercise any power conferred by paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to this Act.

(9)It is immaterial for the purposes of this paragraph whether any power conferred by, or by any provision of, Schedule 3 or 4 to this Act on the holder of a licence under section 6(1)(a) or (2) of this Act is qualified by restrictions, exceptions or conditions included in the licence.

Textual Amendments

F16Sch. 16 para. 2(2)(c)(4)(c)(5)(b) repealed by Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 11, SIF 123:1, 2), s. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. I

F17Sch. 16 para. 2 (2)(d)(7)(a) repealed (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 11, ss. 3, 6(2), Sch. 1 Pt. I (with s. 5, Sch. 3)

F18Words in Sch. 16 para. 2(6) repealed (1.1.1993) by New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22, SIF 59), s. 168(2), Sch. 9; (E.W.) S.I. 1992/2984, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 and (S.) S.I. 1992/2990, art. 2(2), Sch. 2.