The Electricity (Applications for Licences and Extensions and Restrictions of Licences) Regulations 2001

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations set out the information, and other documents that are required to be submitted with applications for electricity generation, transmission, distribution and supply licences (and for extensions or restrictions of supply and distribution licences) under the Electricity Act 1989, as amended by the Utilities Act 2000. They specify the form and manner of such applications. These Regulations also set out the manner in which applications are to be published.

These Regulations come into force on 1st October 2001. Regulation 1 provides for the citation, commencement, transitional and savings provisions and regulation 3 provides for general interpretation.

Regulation 4 deals with the manner of applications.

Regulation 5 concerns the forms of applications, and incorporates Schedules 1 and 2 that specify their form, and the information and documents to accompany them.

Regulation 6 specifies the additional information and documents to accompany applications. It incorporates Schedule 3, which covers, respectively, applications for:

• generation licences, at Part I;

• transmission licences, at Part II;

• distribution licences, at Part III; and

• supply licences, at Part IV.

Regulation 7 incorporates Schedule 4, which specifies the fees payable in respect of applications.

Regulation 8 provides for the notice period and publication requirements for applications.