Utilities Act 2000
Utilities Act 2000 (2000 c. 27)
- Utilities Act 2000 (2000 c. 27)
- Part I New regulatory arrangements
- 1 Gas and Electricity Markets Authority.
- 2 Gas and Electricity Consumer Council.
- 3 Transfer to Authority ... of functions, property etc.
- 3A Exercise of designated regulatory functions etc
- 4 Forward work programmes.
- 4A Information in relation to strategy and policy statement
- 5 Annual and other reports of Authority.
- 5XA Laying of accounts before Scottish Parliament , Senedd Cymru or the Northern Ireland Assembly
- 5ZA Report on activities as designated regulatory authority
- 5A Duty of Authority to carry out impact assessment
- 6 Publication of advice and information about consumer matters.
- 7 Co-operation between Authority and Council.
- 8 Payments by licence holders relating to new arrangements.
- Part II Objectives of regulation of gas and electricity
- Gas
- 9 Objectives and duties under 1986 Act.
- 10 Guidance on social and environmental matters in relation to gas.
- 11 Health and safety in relation to gas.
- 12 Exceptions from the general duties under 1986 Act.
- Electricity
- 13 Objectives and duties under 1989 Act.
- 14 Guidance on social and environmental matters in relation to electricity.
- 15 Health and safety in relation to electricity.
- 16 Exceptions from the general duties under 1989 Act.
- Part III Functions of the Council
- 17 Preliminary.
- 18 Acquisition and review of information.
- 19 Provision of advice and information to public authorities and other persons.
- 20 Provision of information to consumers.
- 21 Power to publish advice and information about consumer matters.
- 22 Complaints.
- 23 Investigations.
- 24 Provision of information to Council.
- 25 Publication of notice of reasons.
- 26 Provision of information by Council to Authority.
- 27 Sections 24 to 26: supplementary.
- Part IV Amendment of the Electricity Act 1989
- Electricity licensing
- 28 Prohibition on unlicensed distribution of electricity.
- 29 Exemptions from electricity licensing.
- 30 Licences authorising supply etc. of electricity.
- 31 Enactments referring to public electricity suppliers.
- 32 Electricity licence conditions.
- 33 Standard conditions of electricity licences.
- 34 Modification of conditions of particular licence.
- 35 Modification of standard conditions of licences.
- 36 Electricity licence modification references.
- 37 Reports on modification references.
- 38 Modification following report.
- 39 Competition Commission’s power to veto modifications.
- 40 Modification by order under other enactments.
- 41 Transfer of electricity licences.
- 42 Reasons for decisions under 1989 Act.
- 43 Altering activities requiring electricity licence.
- Duties of electricity distributors
- 44 Duty to connect on request.
- 45 Abolition of tariffs.
- 46 Power to recover expenditure.
- 47 Power to require security.
- 48 Additional terms of connection.
- 49 Special agreements with respect to connection.
- 50 General duties of electricity distributors.
- Electricity code and metering
- 51 The electricity code.
- 52 Amendment of Schedule 7 to 1989 Act.
- Powers of electricity licence holders
- 53 Powers of electricity licence holders.
- Electricity performance standards
- 54 Standards of performance in individual cases.
- 55 Overall standards of performance.
- 56 Standards of performance: procedures.
- 57 Information with respect to levels of performance.
- 58 Information to be given to customers.
- Enforcement of obligations
- 59 Financial penalties.
- 60 Licence enforcement.
- Remuneration and service standards
- 61 Links between directors’ remuneration and electricity service standards.
- Electricity from renewable sources
- 62 Obligation in connection with electricity from renewable sources.
- 63 Orders under section 32: supplementary.
- 64 Green certificates.
- 65 Alternative way of discharging renewables obligation: payments.
- 66 Abolition of fossil fuel levy.
- 67 Supplementary.
- Miscellaneous
- 68 Modification of licences: electricity trading arrangements.
- 69 Help for disadvantaged groups of electricity customers.
- 70 Energy efficiency requirements for electricity distributors and suppliers.
- 71 General duties of transmission licence holders in Scotland.
- 72 Uniform prices etc. in certain areas of Scotland.
- 73 Maximum prices for reselling electricity.
- Part V Amendment of the Gas Act 1986
- Gas licensing
- 74 Gas licence conditions.
- 75 Exceptions from section 5 of 1986 Act.
- 76 Gas transporters.
- 77 Restriction on use of certain pipe-lines for providing a supply of gas.
- 78 Construction of pipe-lines by gas transporters.
- 79 Duty to facilitate competition.
- 80 Gas transporters’ duty to make a connection.
- 81 Standard conditions of gas licences.
- 82 Modification of standard conditions of gas licences.
- 83 Modification following Competition Commission report.
- 84 The gas code.
- 85 Transfer of gas licences.
- 86 Exemptions from gas licensing.
- 87 Reasons for decisions under 1986 Act.
- 88 Altering activities requiring gas licence.
- Gas performance standards
- 89 Repeal of section 10(2) to (5) of Gas Act 1995.
- 90 Standards of performance in individual cases.
- 91 Overall standards of performance.
- 92 Standards of performance: procedures.
- 93 Information with respect to levels of performance.
- 94 Information to be given to customers.
- Enforcement of obligations
- 95 Financial penalties.
- 96 Licence enforcement.
- Remuneration and service standards
- 97 Links between directors’ remuneration and gas service standards.
- Miscellaneous
- 98 Help for disadvantaged groups of gas customers.
- 99 Energy efficiency requirements for gas transporters and suppliers.
- 100 Exercise of powers to make regulations.
- 101 Standards of gas quality.
- 102 Maximum prices for reselling gas.
- Part VI Miscellaneous and Supplementary
- Miscellaneous
- 103 Overall carbon emissions reduction targets.
- 103A Overall home-heating cost reduction targets
- 103B Power of Secretary of State and the Scottish Ministers to require information: carbon emissions reduction targets and home-heating cost reduction targets
- 104 Specialist members of the Competition Commission.
- 105 General restrictions on disclosure of information.
- 105A Restrictions on disclosure in respect of cross-border exchanges of information
- Supplementary
- 106 Interpretation.
- 107 Financial provisions.
- 108 Amendments, transitional provisions and repeals.
- 109 Power to make transitional provision etc.
- 110 Short title, commencement and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority
- Membership
- Terms of appointment, remuneration, pensions etc.
- Staff
- Committees
- Proceedings etc.
- Performance of functions
- Supplementary powers
- SCHEDULE 2 The Gas and Electricity Consumer Council
- Membership of Council
- Terms of appointment, remuneration, pensions et ceteralaetc.
- Staff
- Annual reports
- Financial provisions and accounts
- Regional and other committees and sub-committees
- Performance of functions of the Council
- Supplementary powers
- SCHEDULE 3 Further provision about transfers of functions, property etc.
- Preliminary
- Contents of transfer schemes
- Modification of transfer scheme after appointed day
- Effect of transfers
- Continuity of employment, etc. of transferred employees
- SCHEDULE 4 Schedule to be substituted for Schedule 6 to the 1989 Act
- SCHEDULE 5 Electricity metering
- SCHEDULE 6 Minor and consequential amendments
- Part I Gas Act 1986
- Part II Electricity Act 1989
- Part III Other Acts
- Rights of Entry (Gas and Electricity Boards) Act 1954 (c. 21)
- Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)
- Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)
- Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)
- House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
- Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 66)
- Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45)
- SCHEDULE 7 Transitional provisions and savings
- Part I Separation of electricity supply and distribution
- Application and purpose of Part I
- Nominations and transfer schemes
- Secretary of State’s powers in relation to transfer schemes
- Effect of transfer scheme
- Supplementary provisions as to transfers
- Shares issued in pursuance of a transfer scheme
- Statutory accounts
- Consequential modifications of rating provisions
- Interpretation
- Part II Secretary of State’s licensing schemes
- Existing electricity supply licences
- Existing generation and transmission licences
- Existing gas licences
- Effect of licensing schemes
- Provision of information by licence holders
- Consultation by Secretary of State
- Part III Former tariff customers
- Part IV Other transitional provisions and savings
- Compensation for members of abolished consumer bodies
- Consultation by Council before establishing regional committees
- First financial years of Authority and Council
- First forward work programmes of Authority and Council
- Last annual reports of the Directors
- Last annual report of the Gas Consumers’ Council
- Investigations being carried out under the 1986 Act
- Investigations being carried out under the 1989 Act
- SCHEDULE 8 Repeals
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