Legislation – Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025
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Part 1Infrastructure
Chapter 2Electricity infrastructure
Connections to the electricity transmission and distribution systems
14Connections to electricity network: licence and other modifications
(1)
A relevant authority may modify—
(a)
the conditions of a particular electricity licence;
(b)
the terms of a particular electricity licence;
(c)
the standard conditions of electricity licences of a particular type;
(d)
a document maintained in accordance with the conditions of an electricity licence;
(e)
an agreement entered into in pursuance of a document maintained as mentioned in paragraph (d);
(f)
a qualifying distribution agreement.
(2)
A relevant authority may exercise the power under subsection (1) only for the purpose of improving the process for managing connections to the transmission system or the distribution system (and such an improvement may include changing the order in which connections are made).
(3)
The Secretary of State may direct the GEMA to exercise the power under subsection (1).
(4)
The Secretary of State may exercise the power under subsection (3) only for the purpose mentioned in subsection (2).
(5)
The power conferred by subsection (1) may not be exercised after the end of the period of three years beginning with the day on which this section comes into force.
(6)
Section 3A of the Electricity Act 1989 (principal objective and general duties) applies in relation to the functions of the Secretary of State and the GEMA under this section and sections 15 to 17 as it applies in relation to functions of the Secretary of State or the GEMA under Part 1 of that Act.
(7)
A relevant authority may under subsection (1) modify an agreement mentioned in subsection (1)(e) or a qualifying distribution agreement even if the effect of the modification might amount to a repudiation of the agreement.
(8)
In this section and sections 15 to 17—
“distribution system” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989 (see the definition of “distribute” in section 4(4) of that Act);
“electricity distributor” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of that Act (see section 6(9) of that Act);
“electricity licence” means a licence for the purposes of section 4 of that Act;
“the GEMA” means the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority;
“qualifying distribution agreement” means—
(a)
the terms subject to which a connection is made by an electricity distributor in pursuance of section 16(1) of the Electricity Act 1989, or
(b)
a special connection agreement as defined by section 22(1) of that Act;
“relevant authority” means the Secretary of State or the GEMA;
“transmission system” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989 (see section 4(4) of that Act).