§ Mr. Michael BrownTo ask the President of the Board of Trade whether, pursuant to his answer of 1 December,Official Report, column 807, he has now made a decision on any further amendments to the Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) Order 1990.
§ Mr. Charles WardleFollowing consultation with the electricity industry and others, I have decided that the Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) Order 1990 should be amended to make it clear that on-site generators who belong to the electricity pool may be exempt from the requirement for a supply licence where they supply qualifying consumers on the same site through a distribution or transmission system belonging to a third party.
I must make it clear that these on-site generators will have to meet all of the criteria for exemption that are presently described in this order, and that this amendment will not alter the present arrangements for trading electricity through the electricity pool.
I will lay an order bringing this amendment—and the extension of transitional exemptions, which I announced on 1 December—into effect early next year.