Interpretation

3.—(1) In these Regulations —

“the 2000 Act” means the Utilities Act 2000(1);

“the 2004 Act” means the Energy Act 2004(2);

“the Act” means the Electricity Act 1989;

“application” means an application for a licence or for a modification of a licence under the Act and references to an application in respect of a licence shall be construed accordingly;

“the Authority” means the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority established by section 1 of the 2000 Act;

“distribution licence” means a licence granted or to be granted under section 6(1)(c) of the Act(3);

“domestic premises” means premises used wholly or mainly for domestic purposes;

“extension”, in relation to a supply licence, means an extension of the licence under section 6(4) of the Act and, in relation to a distribution licence, means an extension of the licence under section 6(6) of the Act;

“generation licence” means a licence granted or to be granted under section 6(1)(a) of the Act;

“interconnector licence” means a licence granted or to be granted under section 6(1)(e) of the Act(4);

“modification of an area” in relation to a transmission licence, means a modification of an area of the licence under section 6(6B) of the Act(5);

“restriction”, in relation to a supply licence, means a restriction of the licence under section 6(4) of the Act and, in relation to a distribution licence, means a restriction of the licence under section 6(6) of the Act, and, in relation to a transmission licence, means a modification of an area of the licence under section 6(6B) of the Act by a restriction of the area of the licence;

“signed” includes signed in a manner which would for the purposes of section 7 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000(6) be an electronic signature;

“supply licence” means a licence granted or to be granted under section 6(1)(d) of the Act;

“transmission licence” means a licence granted or to be granted under section 6(1)(b) of the Act(7); and

“ultimate holding company” means a holding company (within the meaning of sections 736, 736A and 736B of the Companies Act 1985(8)) of the licensee which is not itself a subsidiary of another company, which is in the position to control, or exercise significant influence over, a policy of the licensee by virtue of rights under contractual arrangements or rights of ownership which are held by the company or of which the company is a beneficiary.

(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a standard condition is a reference, —

(a)in relation to a distribution licence, a generation licence, a supply licence or a transmission licence, to a standard condition which is determined under section 33(1) of the 2000 Act(9) or section 137(1) of the 2004 Act; or

(b)in relation to an interconnector licence, to a standard condition which is determined under section 146(1) of the 2004 Act,

subject to any modifications of the standard conditions made under Part I of the Act, the 2000 Act, or the 2004 Act after the determination under those sections.

(3) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

(a)any reference to a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation or Schedule bearing that number in these Regulations; and

(b)any reference to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the regulation in which the reference occurs.