Citation, commencement and extent

1.–(1) This Order may be cited as the Electricity (Exemption from the Requirement for a Generation Licence) (Rhyl Flats) (England and Wales) Order 2009 and shall come into force on 27th July 2009.

(2) This Order does not extend to Scotland.

Interpretation

2. In this Order–

"the Act" means the Electricity Act 1989;

"Rhyl Flats Wind Farm" means the offshore wind farm known as Rhyl Flats Wind Farm located at Ordnance Survey map reference SH905883, approximately 8 kilometres off the north coast of Wales, to the west of the area of shallow water known as Rhyl Flats;

"the company" means Rhyl Flats Wind Farm Limited, registered in England and Wales with number 05485961;

"total system in England and Wales" has the same meaning as it has in the Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) Order 2001(2).

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

3. Exemption is granted from section 4(1)(a) of the Act (prohibition of unlicensed generation of electricity for supply) to the company in respect of Rhyl Flats Wind Farm.

Conditions on exemption

4. The exemption granted by article 3 to the company is subject to compliance with the following conditions–

(a) that the company does not hold a licence under section 6(1)(a) of the Act(3) (a generation licence);

(b) that Rhyl Flats Wind Farm is connected to the total system in England and Wales;

(c) that, except in circumstances outside the reasonable control of the company, Rhyl Flats Wind Farm does not export more than 100 megawatts of electrical power to the total system in England and Wales.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order grants an exemption from the requirements of section 4(1)(a) of the Electricity Act 1989 (which prohibits the generation of electricity for supply without a licence) to Rhyl Flats Wind Farm Limited in respect of the Rhyl Flats Wind Farm, which is located approximately 8 kilometres off the north coast of Wales, to the west of the area of shallow water known as Rhyl Flats, on the eastern end of Constable Bank between Abergele and Rhos-on-Sea.

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 2HD. Copies have been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.