UK Statutory Instrument
2001
United Kingdom
Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) Order 2001
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
2 compliance obligations, 3 practical guides
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 1
- Distributor 1
Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
Supporting — topic alignment
1 guidesMentioned in related content
2 guidesOther Acts binding the same actors
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Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
Distributors also bound by 177 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2017 2017 28 duties
- The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (Wales) Regulations 2017 2017 26 duties
- The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 2017 25 duties
- Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 2002 21 duties
- THE ELECTRICITY SAFETY, QUALITY AND CONTINUITY REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2012 2012 19 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
EXEMPTIONS FROM SECTION 4(1)(c) OF THE ACT (SUPPLY EXEMPTIONS)
- Comply with electricity supply licence exemption limits Distributor
Browse 25 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
MEANING OF “DECLARED NET CAPACITY”
The declared net capacity of a generating station which is...
The declared net capacity of a generating station which is...
EXEMPTIONS FROM SECTION 4(1)(a) OF THE ACT (GENERATION EXEMPTIONS)
Class A: Small generators
Class B: Offshore generators
EXEMPTIONS FROM SECTION 4(1)(bb) OF THE ACT (DISTRIBUTION EXEMPTIONS)
For the purposes of Class A electrical power distributed by...
For the purposes of Class B “stand-by electrical power” means...
Class D: Offshore distributors
Class A: Small distributors
Class B: On-site distribution
Class C: Distribution to non-domestic consumers
For the purposes of Class A electrical power supplied by...
For the purposes of Class B— “Class C electricity” means...
The conditions referred to in paragraph (2) in Class B...
A supplier shall not, if and to the extent that...
The following provisions have effect for the purposes of Class...
In Class C— “additional group consumers within the 100 megawatt...
Class C: On-site supply
Class D: Offshore supply
Class A: Small suppliers
Class B: Resale
EXEMPTIONS FROM SECTION 4(1)(b) OF THE ACT (TRANSMISSION EXEMPTIONS)
Array transmission
Conditions on exemptions
- Comply with conditions to maintain electricity licence exemption Any Person
Browse 8 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Exemptions from section 4 of the Act
Revocation
Class D: Offshore distributors
Class D: Offshore distributors
Class C: Generators not exceeding 100 megawatts
Class D: Generators never subject to central despatch
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Ofgem
PrimaryOffice of Gas and Electricity Markets
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Connected legislation
parent Act
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Made under
Electricity Act 1989 1989 Primary Act
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