The Electricity and Gas (Smart Meters Licensable Activity) Order 2012

1Citation and commencement

PART 2Amendments to the Electricity Act 1989

2Amendments to the Electricity Act 1989

3Amendment to section 3A (the principal objective and general duties of the Secretary of State and the Authority)

4Amendment to section 4 (prohibition on unlicensed supply etc)

5Amendment to section 5 (exemptions from prohibition)

6Amendment to section 6 (licences authorising supply, etc)

7Amendment to section 6A (procedure for licence applications)

8Amendment to section 7 (conditions of licences: general)

9Amendment to section 7A (transfer of licences)

10Amendment to section 47 (general functions)

11Amendment to section 56A (power to alter activities requiring licence)

12Amendment to section 58 (directions restricting the use of certain information)

13Amendment to section 64 (interpretation etc of Part 1)

14Amendment to section 96 (directions for preserving security)

15Amendment to section 98 (provision of statistical information)

16Amendment to Schedule 6A (provisions imposing obligations enforceable as relevant requirements)

PART 3Amendments to the Gas Act 1986

17Amendments to the Gas Act 1986

18Amendment to 4AA (the principal objective and general duties of the Secretary of State and the Authority)

19Amendment to section 5 (prohibition on unlicensed activities)

20Amendment to section 6A (exemptions from prohibition)

21Insertion of section 7AB (licensing of a person providing a smart meter communication service)

22Amendment to section 7B (licences: general)

23Amendment to section 8AA (transfer of licences)

24Amendment to section 23B (appeal to the Competition Commission)

25Amendment to section 36 (keeping of register)

26Amendment to section 41C (power to alter activities requiring licence)

27Amendment to section 48 (interpretation of Part 1 and savings)

28Amendment to Schedule 4B (provisions imposing obligations enforceable as relevant requirements)

PART 4Amendments to other primary legislation

29Amendment to the Insolvency Act 1986

30Amendments to the Utilities Act 2000

31Amendments to the Enterprise Act 2002

32Amendment to the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007

33Amendment to the Energy Act 2008

PART 5Amendments to secondary legislation

34Amendment to the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 1999

35Amendment to the Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002

PART 6Amendments to standard conditions of electricity licences

36Amendments to the standard conditions of electricity distribution licences

37Amendments to the standard conditions of electricity supply licences

PART 7Transitional exemptions

38Smart meter communications service exemptions

2012 No. 2400

Electricity

Gas

The Electricity and Gas (Smart Meters Licensable Activity) Order 2012

Made18th September 2012

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56FA(1), (5) and (6) and section 60 of the Electricity Act 19891 and section 41HA(1), (5) and (6) and section 47 of the Gas Act 19862.

The Secretary of State has in accordance with section 56FB(1) of the Electricity Act 1989 and section 41HB(1) of the Gas Act 1986 consulted—

a

the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority; and

b

such other persons as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate.

A draft of this instrument has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 56FB(3) of the Electricity Act 1989 and section 41HB(3) of the Gas Act 1986.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Order.