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The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) (Energy Intensive Industries) Order 2017

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2017 No. 1289

Electricity, England And Wales

The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) (Energy Intensive Industries) Order 2017

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14th December 2017

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

This Order is made by the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 32, 32A, 32J and 32K of the Electricity Act 1989(1).

The Secretary of State has consulted the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, the Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, electricity suppliers to whom this Order applies and such generators of electricity from renewable sources and other persons as the Secretary of State considered appropriate in accordance with section 32L(1) of the Electricity Act 1989(2).

In accordance with section 32L(2) of the Electricity Act 1989, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(1)

1989 c.29, sections 32 to 32L and 32M were substituted by section 37 of the Energy Act 2008 (c.32) for sections 32 to 32C. Section 32L(1) has been amended by S.I. 2014/631. There are other amendments to sections 32 to 32L and 32M which are not relevant.

(2)

Section 32L(1) of the Electricity Act 1989 refers to “the Authority”, “Citizens Advice” and “Citizens Advice Scotland”. These are defined in section 111(1) of the Electricity Act 1989, as inserted by paragraph 40(a) of Schedule 6 to the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27) and paragraph 5(20) of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2014/631.

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