SCHEDULE PROVISIONS OF THE UTILITIES ACT 2000 COMING INTO FORCE ON 16TH MAY 2001
Article 2
Provisions of the Act	Purpose
Section 30 (licences authorising supply etc. of electricity and procedures for licence applications)	For the purpose of enabling the Authority to make regulations prescribing— (i) the form and manner in which an application for a generation licence, transmission licence, distribution licence or supply licence, as defined in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of section 6(1) of the Electricity Act or an application for the extension or restriction of a distribution or supply licence is to be made; Section 6 of the Electricity Act is to be substituted by section 30 of the Act. (ii) the information, documents and any fee which should accompany any application; and (iii) the period within which, after the making of the application, the applicant shall publish a notice of the application and the manner of that publication
Section 32 (electricity licence conditions)	For the purpose of the determination by the Secretary of State of standard licence conditions pursuant to section 33(1)
Section 33(1) and (2) (standard conditions of electricity licences)	For all purposes
Section 35 (modification of standard conditions of licences)	For the purpose of enabling the Secretary of State to make an order prescribing the percentages referred to in paragraph (b) of section 11A(6) of the Electricity Act and the weighting referred to in section 11A(7) of that Act
Section 46(1) and (3) to (5) (power to recover expenditure)	For the purpose of enabling the Secretary of State to consult with the Authority and to make regulations relating to the recovery and application of reasonably incurred expenditure by an electricity distributor as provided for in section 19(2) and (3) of the Electricity Act
Section 52 (amendment to Schedule 7 to the Electricity Act)	For the purpose of giving effect to paragraphs 1, 3(1) and (2) and 4 of Schedule 5 to enable the Authority to make and the Secretary of State to consent to the making of regulations under paragraph 1(1A) of Schedule 7 to the Electricity Act
Section 54(2) (standards of performance in individual cases: electricity distributors)	For the purpose of enabling the Authority to make and the Secretary of State to consent to the making of regulations prescribing standards of performance in connection with the activities of electricity distributors as provided for in section 39A of the Electricity Act and the person (where this is not the Authority) by whom a reference shall be determined and the practice and procedure to be followed in connection with any determination of any dispute arising under section 39 or 39A of the Electricity Act or regulations made under either of those sections, as provided for in section 39B of the Electricity Act
Section 55 (overall standards of performance: electricity distributors)	For the purpose of enabling the Authority to determine and arrange for the publication of overall standards of performance in connection with the activities of electricity distributors as provided for in section 40A(1) and (2) of the Electricity Act
Section 56 (procedures for prescribing or determining standards of performance)	For the purpose of enabling the Authority to comply with the procedures for prescribing or determining standards of performance required by section 40B of the Electricity Act
Section 58 (information to be given to customers about overall performance)	For the purpose of enabling the Authority to make regulations as provided for in section 42A of the Electricity Act
Section 62 (obligation in connection with electricity from renewable sources)	For the purpose of enabling the Secretary of State to undertake the consultation required by section 32(7) of the Electricity Act before an order may be made by him under section 32(1) of that Act
Section 74(1) and (7) (gas licence conditions and procedures for licence applications)	For the purpose of enabling the Authority to make regulations prescribing— (i) the form and manner in which an application for the grant, extension or restriction of a licence under section 7 or 7A of the Gas Act is to be made; Section 7 of the Gas Act is to be amended by section 108, Schedule 6, paragraphs 1 and 4 and Schedule 8 to the Act. Section 7A of the Gas Act is to be amended by section 108, Schedule 6, paragraphs 1 and 2 and Schedule 8 to the Act. (ii) the information, documents and fee which accompany any application; and (iii) the period within which, after the making of the application, the applicant should publish a notice of the application and the manner of that publication
Section 74(3) to (6) (gas licence conditions)	For the purpose of the determination by the Secretary of State of standard licence conditions pursuant to section 81(2)
Section 81(1) and (2) (standard conditions of gas licences)	For all purposes
Section 82(4) (modification of standard conditions of gas licences)	For the purpose of enabling the Secretary of State to make an order prescribing the percentages referred to in paragraph (b) of section 23(7) of the Gas Act and the weighting referred to in section 23(8) of that Act
Section 90(2) (standards of performance in individual cases: gas transporters)	For the purpose of enabling the Authority to make and the Secretary of State to consent to the making of regulations prescribing standards of performance in connection with the activities of gas transporters as provided for in section 33AA of the Gas Act and the person (where this is not the Authority) by whom a reference shall be determined and the practice and procedure to be followed in connection with any determination of any dispute arising under section 33A or 33AA or regulations made under either of those sections, as provided for in section 33AB of the Gas Act
Section 91 (overall standards of performance: gas transporters)	For the purpose of enabling the Authority to determine and arrange for the publication of overall standards of performance in connection with the activities of gas transporters as provided for in section 33BA of the Gas Act
Section 92 (procedures for prescribing or determining standards of performance)	For the purpose of enabling the Authority to comply with the procedures for prescribing or determining standards of performance required by section 33BAA of the Gas Act
Section 94 (information to be given to customers about overall performance)	For the purpose of enabling the Authority to make regulations as provided for in section 33D of the Gas Act
Section 104 (specialist members of the Competition Commission)	For all purposes
In Schedule 5, paragraphs 1, 3(1) and (2) and 4 (electricity metering, amendment of Schedule 7 to the Electricity Act)	For the purpose of enabling the Authority to make and the Secretary of State to consent to the making of regulations under paragraph 1(1A) of Schedule 7 to the Electricity Act
In Schedule 6 (minor and consequential amendments to the Gas Act 1986)—	
paragraph 1	For the purpose of the entries in Part I of Schedule 6 referred to in this Order
paragraph 2(1) (in so far as it relates to section 7B of the Gas Act) and 5	For the purpose of the determination by the Secretary of State of standard licence conditions pursuant to section 81(1) and (2)
paragraph 13	For the purpose of enabling the Authority to make and the Secretary of State to consent to the making of regulations prescribing standards of performance in connection with the activities of gas suppliers as provided for in section 33A of the Gas Act
paragraph 24	For the purpose of the entries in Part II of Schedule 6 referred to in this Order
paragraph 32	For the purpose of enabling the Authority to make and the Secretary of State to consent to the making of regulations prescribing standards of performance in connection with the activities of electricity suppliers as provided for in section 39 of the Electricity Act
paragraph 33	For the purpose of enabling the Authority to determine and arrange for the publication of overall standards of performance in connection with the activities of electricity suppliers as provided for in section 40 of the Electricity Act
In Schedule 7, paragraphs 1 to 23 (transitional provisions and savings)	For all purposes
In Schedule 8 (repeals) the entry relating to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975	For the purpose of the reference to the Chairman of the Gas Consumers' Council
Section 11A of the Electricity Act is to be inserted by section 35 of the Act.
Section 19 of the Electricity Act is to be amended by section 46 of the Act.
Schedule 7 to the Electricity Act is to be amended by section 52 and Schedule 5 to the Act.
Section 39A of the Electricity Act is to be inserted by section 54(2) of the Act.
Section 39 of the Electricity Act is to be amended by section 54(1), section 108, Schedule 6, paragraphs 24 and 32 and Schedule 8 to the Act.
Section 39B of the Electricity Act is to be inserted by section 54(2) of the Act.
Section 40A of the Electricity Act is to be inserted by section 55 of the Act.
Section 40B of the Electricity Act is to be inserted by section 56 of the Act.
Section 42A of the Electricity Act is to be substituted by section 58 of the Act.
Section 32 of the Electricity Act is to be substituted by section 62 of the Act.
Section 23 of the Gas Act is to be amended by section 82(2) to (4) of the Act.
Section 33AA of the Gas Act is to be inserted by section 90(2) of the Act.
Section 33A of the Gas Act is to be amended by section 90(1), section 108, Schedule 6, paragraphs 1 and 13 and Schedule 8 to the Act.
Section 33AB of the Gas Act is to be inserted by section 90(2) of the Act.
Section 33BA of the Gas Act is to be inserted by section 91 of the Act.
Section 33BAA of the Gas Act is to be inserted by section 92 of the Act.
Section 33D of the Gas Act is to be substituted by section 94 of the Act.
Section 40 of the Electricity Act is to be amended by section 108, Schedule 6, paragraphs 24 and 33 and Schedule 8 to the Act.
1975 c. 24.