Statutory Instruments
ELECTRICITY
Made
10th November 1993
Laid before Parliament
19th November 1993
Coming into force
10th December 1993
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 84(4) of the Electricity Act 1989(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board and the South of Scotland Electricity Board and their successor companies, Scottish Hydro-Electric plc, Scottish Power plc and Scottish Nuclear Limited, and being satisfied that nothing further remains to be done by either Board whether under Schedule 17 to that Act or otherwise, hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Scottish Electricity Boards (Dissolution) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 10th December 1993.
2. The North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board and the South of Scotland Electricity Board shall be dissolved on the day on which this Order comes into force.
Allan Stewart
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
10th November 1993
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order dissolves the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board and the South of Scotland Electricity Board. The property, rights and liabilities of both Boards were transferred to nominated successor companies (see S.I. 1989/2448) on 31st March 1990 under section 67 of the Electricity Act 1989. Section 84 of that Act provides for the Boards to continue in existence after the transfer date and Schedule 17 to the Act provides for certain duties to be carried out as necessary by the Boards. Those duties, so far as necessary and applying to the two Scottish Electricity Boards, have been discharged.