Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Electricity (Individual Exemption from the Requirement for a Generation Licence) (Kype Muir Extension Wind Farm) Order 2021 and comes into force on 20th May 2021.

(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the Act” means the Electricity Act 1989;

“Banks Renewables (Harting Rig Wind Farm) Limited” means the company of that name registered in England and Wales with company number 08791006;

“Kype Muir Extension Wind Farm” means the electricity generating station known as Kype Muir Extension Wind Farm, south of Strathaven in Lanarkshire, Scotland, whose entrance is situated at Ordnance Survey map reference NS710378;

“the total system” means all transmission systems and distribution systems, located in Great Britain, of holders of licenses under section 6(1)(b) and (c) of the Act( 3).

Exemptions from prohibition of unlicensed generation of electricity for supply

3.  Exemption is granted from section 4(1)(a) of the Act (prohibition of unlicensed generation of electricity for supply) to Banks Renewables (Harting Rig Wind Farm) Limited in respect of Kype Muir Extension Wind Farm.

Conditions on exemption

4.  The exemption granted by article 3 of this Order is subject to compliance with the following conditions—

(a) Kype Muir Extension Wind Farm is connected to the total system;

(b) Kype Muir Extension Wind Farm does not export more than 100 megawatts of electrical power to the total system, except in circumstances outside the reasonable control of Banks Renewables (Harting Rig Wind Farm) Limited; and

(c) Banks Renewables (Harting Rig Wind Farm) Limited does not hold a licence under section 6(1)(a) of the Act in relation to Kype Muir Extension Wind Farm.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 3 of 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 to any premises without a licence) in relation to an electricity generating station in Great Britain. Banks Renewables (Harting Rig Wind Farm) Limited is granted an exemption in respect of Kype Muir Extension Wind Farm, an electricity generating station whose entrance is situated at Ordnance Survey map reference NS710378, south of Strathaven in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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 for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Wholesale Energy Markets Division, Abbey, 3^rdFloor, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET. Copies have been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.