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Electricity Act 1957
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6Generation of electricity by Area Boards
(1)If it appears to an Area Board to be expedient that the Board should generate electricity for the purpose of distribution to consumers whom they are required or authorised to supply, the Board, after consultation with the Generating Board and the Electricity Council, may formulate proposals for the generation of electricity by them for that purpose and may submit those proposals to the Minister.
(2)Where any proposals under this section have been submitted to the Minister and have been approved by him, with or without modifications, the Area Board submitting the proposals shall have power to generate electricity in accordance with those proposals as so approved.
(3)Subsection (9) of section two of the principal Act (which relates to the construction of provisions conferring powers on Electricity Boards) shall have effect in relation to the provisions of this section as it has effect in relation to the provisions referred to in that subsection.
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