Electricity (Supply) Act 1927
Definitions.
1.—In this Act—
the expression “the Board” means the Electricity Supply Board appointed under this Act;
the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Industry and Commerce;
the expression “the Shannon works” means and includes all works of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situate constructed under the Shannon Electricity Act, 1925 (No. 26 of 1925) for the production and generation of electricity by means of hydraulic power derived from the waters of the River Shannon and the transmission and supply in bulk of the electricity so produced and also the lands and premises acquired by the Minister in pursuance of the powers in that behalf conferred on him by the Act aforesaid not including any lands acquired by the Minister under the said Act and determined by him under section 12 of the said Act to be surplus lands, and not including any lands acquired by the Minister for a special purpose under the said Act as amended by this Act;
the expression “the transmission system of the Shannon works” means the portion of the Shannon works used or intended to be used for the transmission and supply in bulk of the electricity produced in the Shannon works;
the expression “authorised undertaker” means a person who is for the time being authorised by any local or personal Act of the United Kingdom Parliament or any private Act of the Oireachtas or any provisional or other order made under statutory authority (whether before or after the establishment of Saorstát Eireann) or by special order of the Board made under this Act to generate, distribute, and supply or to distribute and supply electricity to the public in any specified area and who by virtue of such Act or Order has for the time being the exclusive right of so supplying electricity in such area;
the expression “permitted undertaker” means any person to whom a permit has been granted and is in force under this Act to generate, distribute, and supply or to distribute and supply either to the public generally or to particular classes or members of the public electricity either for all purposes or for one or more specified purposes in a specified area;
the expression “statutory undertaker” means any person authorised by any local or personal Act of the United Kingdom Parliament or any private Act of the Oireachtas or any Provisional or other Order made under statutory authority (whether before or after the establishment of Saorstát Eireann) to generate electricity for any purpose;
the word “undertaking”—
(a) when used in reference to an authorised undertaker who is authorised to generate and distribute and supply electricity to the public, means and includes the electric plant, machinery, and works used by such undertaker for the generation of electricity, the electric lines, apparatus, and appliances used by such undertaker for the distribution and supply of electricity to the public and the premises used by such undertaker in connection with such plant, machinery, and works and such lines, apparatus, and appliances,
(b) when used in reference to an authorised undertaker who is authorised only to distribute and supply electricity to the public, means and includes the electric lines, apparatus and appliances used by such undertaker for the distribution and supply of electricity to the public and the premises used by such undertaker in connection with such lines, apparatus and appliances, and
(c) when used in reference to a statutory undertaker, means and includes the electric plant, machinery, and works used by such undertaker in the generation of electricity for the purpose for which such undertaker is empowered to generate electricity by the Act or Order constituting such undertaker and the premises used by such undertaker in connection with the generation of electricity for the purpose aforesaid;
the expression “distribution system” means and includes that portion of an undertaking used or intended to be used for the distribution and supply of electricity to consumers;
the expression “transmission system” means and includes the electric lines, poles, pillars, transformers, and other electrical apparatus used in connection with the transmission of electricity from a generating station to a distribution system and the premises used in connection with such apparatus;
the expression “generating station” means a station for the generation of electricity;
the expression “supply in bulk” means a supply of electricity to be used for resale to consumers;
the word “street” includes any square, court, alley, highway, lane, road, thoroughfare or public passage or place;
the expression “area of supply” means an area within which an authorised undertaker is for the time being authorised to supply electricity to the public and has for the time being the exclusive right of so supplying electricity;
the expression “local authority” includes a county council, county or other borough council, urban district council, rural district council, and the commissioners of a town, and any public body which is established by or in pursuance of any statute to perform any of the functions of any of the above named bodies.
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
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References to "county council", "city council", "administrative area of a county council", and "administrative area of a city council" construed (1.06.2014) by Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 9(2), (3), S.I. No. 214 of 2014.
Cesser and amalgamation of certain local government areas
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(2) Except where otherwise provided for by this Act, a reference, however expressed, in any enactment—
(a) to a county council or a city council (including a reference construed by section 3(2) of, and Schedule 2 to, the Principal Act as a reference to a county council or to a city council, as the case may be) shall, if the context permits, be read as a reference to a county council, a city council or a city and county council, and
(b) to a county council and a city council (including a reference so construed) shall, if the context permits, be read as a reference to a county council, a city council and a city and county council.
(3) Except where otherwise provided for by this Act, a reference, however expressed, in any enactment—
(a) to the administrative area of a county council or the administrative area of a city council shall, if the context permits, be read as a reference to the administrative area of a county council, the administrative area of a city council or the administrative area of a city and county council, and
(b) to the administrative area of a county council and the administrative area of a city council shall, if the context permits, be read as a reference to the administrative area of a county council, the administrative area of a city council and the administrative area of a city and county council.
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Functions under collectively cited Electricity (Supply) Acts transferred and references to Minister for Public Enterprise construed as Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources (18.06.2002) by Communications, Energy and Geological Survey of Ireland (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 300 of 2002), arts. 3, 4 and sch. 1 part 1, in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 5 to 9. Note that the title of the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources was changed to:
• the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (19.06.2002) by Marine and Natural Resources (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 307 of 2002), in effect as per art. 1(2);
• the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (20.10.2007) by Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 706 of 2007), in effect as per art. 1(2);
• the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment (23.07.2016) by Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 421 of 2016), in effect as per art. 1(2);
• the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (24.09.2020) by Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 373 of 2020), in effect as per art. 1(2).
3. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of any functions transferred by Article 4 of this Order are transferred to the Department of the Marine and Natural Resources.
(2) References to the Department of Public Enterprise contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to any administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) of this Article shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of the Marine and Natural Resources.
4. (1) The functions vested in the Minister for Public Enterprise—
(a) by or under any of the enactments or the provisions of the enactments mentioned in Part 1 of the Schedule to this Order,
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(2) References to the Minister for Public Enterprise contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to any functions transferred by this Article shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources.
SCHEDULE
PART 1
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Electricity (Supply) Acts 1927 to 2001
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Editorial Notes:
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Previous affecting provision: functions under collectively cited Electricity (Supply) Acts transferred and references to Minister for Tourism and Trade construed as Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications (21.01.1993) by Tourism and Trade (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 422 of 1993), arts. 3, 4, in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 5-9; superseded as per C-note above. Note that the name of the Minister was changed to Public Enterprise (12.07.1997) by Transport, Energy and Communications (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 299 of 1997), arts. 3, 4, in effect as per art 1(2).
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Previous affecting provision: functions under collectively cited Electricity (Supply) Acts transferred and references to Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy construed as references to Minister for Energy (22.01.1980) by Energy (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1980 (S.I. No. 9 of 1980), arts. 3, 4, and sch. part. 1, in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 5 to 9; superseded (21.01.1993) as per E-note above. Note that the name of the Minister for Energy was changed to:
• the Minister for Industry and Energy (23.09.1977) by Energy (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1981 (S.I. No. 289 of 1981).
• the Minister for Energy (23.09.1977) by Industry and Energy (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1983 (S.I. No. 385 of 1983).
• the Minister for Tourism and Trade (23.09.1977) by Energy (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 16 of 1993).
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Previous affecting provision: functions under collectively cited Electricity (Supply) Acts transferred and references to Minister for Transport and Power construed as references to Minister for Industry and Commerce (13.09.1977) by Energy (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1977 (S.I. No. 295 of 1977), arts. 3, 4, and sch. part. 1, in effect as per art. 2, subject to transitional provisions in arts. 5 to 9; superseded (18.06.2002) as per E-note above. Note that the name of the Minister for Industry and Commerce was changed to the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy (23.09.1977) by Energy (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1980 (S.I. No. 306 of 1977).
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Previous affecting provision: functions in relation to collectively cited Electricity (Supply) Acts transferred and references to Minister for Industry and Commerce construed as Minister for Transport and Power (27.07.1959) by Transport, Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1959 (S.I. No. 125 of 1959), arts. 3, 4, and sch. 1 part 1 item 11, in effect as per art. 2, subject to transitional provisions in arts. 5 to 6; superseded (13.09.1977) as per E-note above.