Part IELECTRICITY SUPPLY

Licensing of supply etc.

4Prohibition on unlicensed supply etc

1

A person who—

a

generates electricity for the purpose of giving a supply to any premises or enabling a supply to be so given;

b

transmits electricity for that purpose; or

c

supplies electricity to any premises,

shall be guilty of an offence unless he is authorised to do so by a licence or exemption.

2

A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—

a

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;

b

on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

3

No proceedings shall be instituted in England and Wales in respect of an offence under this section except by or on behalf of the Secretary of State or the Director.

4

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—

  • “supply”, in relation to electricity, means supply through electric lines otherwise than to premises occupied by a licence holder for the purpose of carrying on the activities which he is authorised by his licence to carry on;

  • “transmit”, in relation to electricity, means transmit by means of a transmission system, that is to say, a system which consists (wholly or mainly) of high voltage lines and electrical plant and is used for conveying electricity from a generating station to a substation, from one generating station to another or from one substation to another.