2013 No. 1011

Electricity

The Electricity (Exemption from the Requirement for a Generation Licence) (Baillie) Order 2013

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, after consultation with the Scottish Ministers1, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Electricity Act 19892.

The Secretary of State has given notice of the proposal to make this Order in accordance with section 5(2) and (3) of that Act. No representations in respect of the proposal have been made.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Electricity (Exemption from the Requirement for a Generation Licence) (Baillie) Order 2013 and comes into force on 27th May 2013.

Interpretation2

In this Order—

  • “the Act” means the Electricity Act 1989;

  • “the company” means Baillie Windfarm Limited, a company registered in Scotland with company number SC256692;

  • “the generating station” means the Baillie onshore wind farm, an electricity generating station whose entrance is located at Ordnance Survey map reference ND 0336 6421, near Thurso in Caithness, Scotland;

  • “the total system” means all transmission systems and distribution systems, located in Great Britain, of holders of licences under section 6(1)(b) and (c) of the Act3 (transmission and distribution licences).

Exemption from section 4(1)(a) of the Act3

1

Subject to paragraph (2), the company is granted exemption from section 4(1)(a) of the Act (prohibition of unlicensed generation of electricity for supply) in respect of the generating station.

2

The exemption granted in paragraph (1) is subject to compliance with the following conditions—

a

that the generating station is connected to the total system;

b

that, except in circumstances outside the reasonable control of the company, the generating station does not export more than 100 megawatts of electrical power to the total system; and

c

that the company does not hold a licence under section 6(1)(a) of the Act.

Michael FallonMinister of StateDepartment of Energy and Climate Change
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order grants exemption from the requirements of section 4(1)(a) of the Electricity Act 1989 (which prohibits the generation of electricity for supply to any premises without a licence) to Baillie Windfarm Limited in relation to the Baillie onshore wind farm, an electricity generating station whose entrance is located at Ordnance Survey map reference ND 0336 6421, near Thurso in Caithness, Scotland.

A regulatory impact assessment in respect of exemptions from the requirements of section 4(1)(a) of the Electricity Act 1989 was prepared in 2001 and can be obtained from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, Energy Markets Unit, 4th Floor, 3 Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2AW. Copies have been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.