1.—(1) This order may be cited as the Utilities Act 2000 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2001.
(2) In this Order (save where the context otherwise requires)—
“the appointed day” means 1st October 2001;
“the Act” means the Utilities Act 2000;
“distribution successor” means, in relation to a public electricity supplier, the person who becomes an electricity distributor by virtue of a scheme made in relation to that public electricity supplier under Part II of Schedule 7;
“the Electricity Act” means the Electricity Act 1989(1);
“the Gas Act” means the Gas Act 1986(2); and
“supply successor” means, in relation to a public electricity supplier, the person who becomes an electricity supplier by virtue of a scheme made in relation to that public electricity supplier under Part II of Schedule 7.
(3) In this Order (save where the context otherwise requires) references to sections and Schedules are references to sections of and Schedules to the Act.