2017 No. 195
Electricity, England And Wales
The Electricity (Necessary Wayleaves and Felling and Lopping of Trees) (Charges) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Made 20th February 2017
Laid before Parliament 27th February 2017
Coming into force 6th April 2017

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 188(1) to (5) of the Energy Act 2004, makes the following Regulations.
2004 c. 20. Section 188 was amended by: the Energy Act 2008 (c. 32), section 36 and Schedule 1, paragraph 13; the Energy Act 2016 (c. 20), section 2(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 40; and S.I. 2011/1043, article 6(1)(d).

1 Citation, commencement and extent
1 These Regulations may be cited as the Electricity (Necessary Wayleaves and Felling and Lopping of Trees) (Charges) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 6th April 2017.
2 These Regulations extend to England and Wales only.

2 Amendment to fees for relevant applications
1 The Electricity (Necessary Wayleaves and Felling and Lopping of Trees) (Charges) (England and Wales) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows.
S.I. 2013/1986.
2 In regulation 3 (fees for a relevant application), for “£34” substitute “£236.50”.
Jesse Norman Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 20th February 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Electricity (Necessary Wayleaves and Felling and Lopping of Trees) (Charges) (England and Wales) Regulations 2013 insofar as they specify the fee payable when making a relevant application to the Secretary of State under paragraphs 6(3) or 9(5) of Schedule 4 to the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29).
Regulation 2 increases the fee payable for such applications by replacing the existing fee of £34 with a fee of £236.50. The new fee will apply to applications made on or after 6th April 2017 when these Regulations come into force.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.