1990 No. 394 (S.43)

ELECTRICITY

The Electricity Act 1989 (Scottish Nuclear Limited) Extinguishment of Loans Order 1990

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 80(1) of the Electricity Act 19891, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

1

This Order may be cited as the Electricity Act 1989 (Scottish Nuclear Limited) Extinguishment of Loans Order 1990 and shall come into force on 31st March 1990 immediately after the vesting of property, rights and liabilities in successor companies effected by virtue of section 67(4) of the Electricity Act 1989.

2

Any liability of Scottish Nuclear Limited, being a successor company in Scotland wholly owned by the Crown, in respect of the principal of the relevant loans specified in the Schedule to this Order, being loans made from the National Loans Fund the liability to repay which vests in that company by virtue of section 67(4) of the Electricity Act 1989, is hereby extinguished.

Malcolm RifkindOne of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of StateSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

SCHEDULESpecified Loans

Article 2

Dated

Principal as at date of loan

Principal outstanding as at 31st March 1990

Identification number

£

£

16.11.82

8,000,000

5,760,000

02182

23.11.82

8,000,000

5,760,000

02382

20.12.82

8,000,000

5,760,000

02582

22.12.82

8,000,000

5,760,000

02782

16.05.83

4,000,000

2,960,000

00183

31.05.83

4,000,000

2,960,000

00383

20.06.83

8,000,000

6,080,000

00583

11.07.83

8,000,000

5,920,000

00783

20.07.83

8,000,000

5,920,000

00983

16.08.83

5,600,000

4,144,000

01183

19.08.83

4,000,000

2,960,000

01383

22.08.83

8,000,000

5,920,000

01583

30.08.83

4,000,000

2,960,000

01783

31.08.83

4,000,000

2,960,000

01983

07.09.83

4,000,000

2,960,000

02183

20.09.83

4,000,000

2,960,000

02383

27.09.83

4,000,000

2,960,000

02583

04.10.83

4,000,000

3,040,000

02783

18.10.83

8,000,000

6,080,000

02983

16.11.83

8,000,000

6,080,000

03183

05.12.83

8,000,000

5,920,000

03383

19.12.83

16,000,000

12,160,000

03583

09.01.84

8,000,000

6,080,000

00184

17.01.84

16,000,000

12,160,000

00384

16.11.87

70,000,000

56,000,000

00187

15.12.87

10,000,000

8,000,000

00287

18.12.87

25,000,000

20,000,000

00387

15.01.88

50,000,000

40,000,000

00487

29.01.88

20,000,000

16,000,000

00587

15.02.88

15,000,000

12,000,000

00687

16.02.88

50,000,000

40,000,000

00787

17.02.88

45,000,000

36,000,000

00887

15.07.88

30,000,000

25,500,000

00188

15.08.88

60,000,000

51,000,000

00288

20.09.88

10,000,000

8,500,000

00388

22.09.88

30,000,000

25,500,000

00488

15.11.88

40,000,000

36,000,000

00588

29.11.88

40,000,000

36,000,000

00688

13.12.88

40,000,000

36,000,000

00788

10.01.89

40,000,000

36,000,000

00888

24.01.89

40,000,000

36,000,000

00988

14.02.89

35,000,000

31,500,000

01088

15.02.89

35,000,000

31,500,000

01188

10.07.89

25,000,000

24,152,002

00189 ER

10.07.89

20,000,000

19,192,487

00289 ER

14.07.89

75,000,000

75,000,000

00289 M

07.08.89

40,000,000

38,821,909

00389 ER

07.08.89

13,500,000

13,500,000

00389 M

07.08.89

12,500,000

12,500,000

00489 M

15.08.89

50,000,000

47,500,000

00189

25.08.89

20,000,000

20,000,000

00489 ER

29.08.89

20,000,000

20,000,000

00589 M

15.09.89

60,000,000

60,000,000

00789 M

15.09.89

30,000,000

30,000,000

00689 M

15.09.89

95,000,000

95,000,000

00889 M

11.10.89

40,000,000

40,000,000

00989 M

18.10.89

40,000,000

40,000,000

01189 M

25.10.89

40,000,000

40,000,000

01289 M

06.11.89

50,000,000

50,000,000

00589 ER

15.11.89

35,000,000

35,000,000

00289

Total £1,368,390,398

(This Note is not part of the Order)

This Order extinguishes the liability of Scottish Nuclear Limited in respect of the principal of certain loans made from the National Loans Fund. The total liability extinguished is £1,368,390,398.

These loans were made to the South of Scotland Electricity Board. The liability to repay them is comprised in the property, rights and liabilities of the Board which on 31st March 1990, the appointed transfer date, vest under Section 67(4) of the Electricity Act 1989 in Scottish Nuclear Limited, one of the nominated successor companies, having been allocated to that company by a transfer scheme made under Section 67(1). The liability to repay the loans thus vests in Scottish Nuclear Limited so that the loans are “relevant loans” for the purposes of Section 80 of the Electricity Act 1989 and liability can be extinguished by order under that Section. The extinguishment is effected on 31st March 1990 immediately after vesting in Scottish Nuclear Limited.

The Electricity Act 1989 (Nominated Companies) (Scotland) Order 1989 (SI 1989/2448) nominated the successor companies. The Electricity Act 1989 (Transfer Date) (Scotland) Order 1990 (SI 1990/197) fixed the transfer date. The South of Scotland Electricity Board Transfer Scheme was made on 31st January 1990 and approved with modification by the Secretary of State on 27th February 1990.