
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Electricity Act 1989 (Requirement of Consent for Offshore Generating Stations) (Scotland) Order 2002, and shall come into force on 26th September 2002.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.
2 
In this Order “territorial sea” means the internal waters or territorial sea of the United Kingdom adjacent to Scotland as defined in article 3 of the Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999.
3 
In the case of generating stations situated in the territorial sea (and wholly or mainly driven by water or wind), section 36(2) of the Electricity Act 1989 shall have effect as if, for the permitted capacity of 50 megawatts mentioned therein, there were substituted the capacity of 1 megawatt.
LEWIS MACDONALD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
2nd September 2002