Office of Public Sector Information

The Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12)

29 (1) The Telecommunications Act 1984 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 98 (use of certain conduits for telecommunications purposes)—

(a) for the words “the Electric Lighting Act 1882” there shall be substituted the words “the Electricity Act 1989”; and

(b) in the definition of “electricity authority”, for the words from “an” to “1983” there shall be substituted the words “a person authorised by a licence under Part I of the Electricity Act 1989 to transmit or supply electricity”.

(3) In section 101 (general restrictions on disclosure of information)—

(a) in subsection (2)(b), after the words “Director General of Water Services” there shall be inserted the words “the Director General of Electricity Supply”; and

(b) in subsection (3), after paragraph (j) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(k) the Electricity Act 1989.”

The Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54)

30 In section 61(4) of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (permission to place and maintain apparatus under a road), for the words from the beginning to “permission” in the second place where it occurs there shall be substituted the words “Works carried out by a person in pursuance of permission under subsection (1) above are not”.

The Building Act 1984 (c. 55)

31 In section 80(3) of the Building Act 1984 (notice to local authority of intended demolition) for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(c) the public electricity supplier (as defined in Part I of the Electricity Act 1989) in whose authorised area (as so defined) the building is situated and any other person authorised by a licence under that Part to supply electricity to the building;”.

The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 66)

32 In section 70(4)(b) of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (supplies of gas, water, electricity etc. to certain individuals), for the words from “an Electricity Board (within the meaning of the Energy Act 1983)” there shall be substituted the words “a public electricity supplier within the meaning of Part I of the Electricity Act 1989”.

The Airports Act 1986 (c. 31)

33 In section 74 of the Airports Act 1986 (restrictions on disclosure of information)—

(a) in subsection (2)(a), after the words “Director General of Water Services” there shall be inserted the words “the Director General of Electricity Supply”; and

(b) in subsection (3), after paragraph (k) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(l) the Electricity Act 1989.”

The Gas Act 1986 (c. 44)

34 In section 42 of the Gas Act 1986 (general restrictions on disclosure of information)—

(a) in subsection (2)(b), after the words “Director General of Water Services” there shall be inserted the words “the Director General of Electricity Supply”; and

(b) in subsection (3), after paragraph (l) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(m) the Electricity Act 1989.”

The Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45)

35 (1) The Insolvency Act 1986 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 233 (supplies of gas, water, electricity etc to certain companies)—

(a) in subsection (3), for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(b) a public supply of electricity,”; and

(b) in subsection (5), for paragraph (b), there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(b) “public supply of electricity” means a supply of electricity by a public electricity supplier within the meaning of Part I of the Electricity Act 1989;”.

(3) In section 372 (supplies of gas, water, electricity etc to certain individuals)—

(a) in subsection (4), for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(b) a public supply of electricity,”; and

(b) in subsection (5), for paragraph (b), there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(b) “public supply of electricity” means a supply of electricity by a public electricity supplier within the meaning of Part I of the Electricity Act 1989;”.

The Consumer Protection Act 1987 (c. 43)

36 In section 38 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (general restrictions on disclosure of information)—

(a) in subsection (3), after paragraph (l) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(m) the Electricity Act 1989.”; and

(b) in subsection (6)(b), after the words “Director General of Gas Supply” there shall be inserted the words “or the Director General of Electricity Supply”.

The Water Act 1989 (c. 15)

37 In section 160 of the Water Act 1989 (protection of certain undertakings), in subsection (3), for paragraph (f) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(f) the undertaking of any person authorised by a licence under Part I of the Electricity Act 1989 to generate, transmit or supply electricity;”.

Interpretation

38 In this Schedule expressions which are used in Part I of this Act have the same meanings as in that Part.