Electricity (Scotland) Act 1979

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Electricity (Scotland) Act 1979
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board and the South of Scotland Electricity Board and to functions of the Secretary of State in relation to the generation and distribution of electricity in Scotland with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Scottish Law Commission.
Citation 1979 c. 11
Introduced byThe Lord Advocate (Mr. Ronald King Murray) (Commons)
Territorial extent Scotland
Dates
Royal assent 22 March 1979
Commencement 22 April 1979
Repealed9 November 2001
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes
Repealed by Electricity Act 1989 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2001
Status: Repealed

The Electricity (Scotland) Act 1979 (c. 11) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which consolidated enactments relating to the Scottish electricity boards and removed certain anomalies.

Contents

Background

The Scottish Law Commission had reviewed the operation of electricity supply industry in Scotland that had been established by the Electricity Act 1947. The Commission noted a number of anomalies in the operation of the law with respect to electricity supply. There were five principal issues: [1]

The Scottish Law Commission published a command paper Report on the consolidation of certain enactments relating to electricity in Scotland. Cmnd. 7178 dated May 1978. [1]

The Electricity (Scotland) Act 1979 enacted the recommendations of the Scottish Law Commission which were intended to remove anomalies in the law.

Electricity (Scotland) Act 1979

The Electricity (Scotland) Act 1979 received royal assent on 22 March 1979. Its long title is ‘An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board and the South of Scotland Electricity Board and to functions of the Secretary of State in relation to the generation and distribution of electricity in Scotland with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Scottish Law Commission.’

Provisions

Source: [2]

The act comprises 47 sections in three parts, plus 12 schedules:

Part I The Boards

Constitution

Principal functions

Powers and duties

Consultation

Finance

Part II Powers of the Secretary of State.

Part III General and Miscellaneous

Schedules

Effects of the act

The Act repealed the whole of the following acts: [2]

The act repealed the whole of the following acts with the exception of certain sections:

The act repealed sections of:

Repeal

The Electricity (Scotland) Act 1979 was principally repealed by the Electricity Act 1989 which privatised the electricity supply industry. The provisions in section 1 and schedule 1 on the constitution of the electricity boards remained in force until 2001, when they were repealed by the Electricity Act 1989 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2001. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Scottish Law Commission (1978). "Report on the consolidation of certain enactments relating to electricity in Scotland. Cmnd. 7178" (PDF). Scottish Law Commission. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Electricity (Scotland) Act 1979" (PDF). Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  3. "Electricity (Scotland) Act 1979 latest available". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.