[5A Duty of Authority to carry out impact assessment]
Utilities Act 2000 (2000 c 27) | Legislation

[5A  Duty of Authority to carry out impact assessment]

[(1)     This section applies where—

(a)     the Authority is proposing to do anything for the purposes of, or in connection with, the carrying out of any function exercisable by it under or by virtue of Part 1 of the 1986 Act or Part 1 of the 1989 Act [, Part 1 of the 1989 Act or Part 8 of the Energy Act 2023]; and

(b)     it appears to it that the proposal is important;

but this section does not apply if it appears to the Authority that the urgency of the matter makes it impracticable or inappropriate for the Authority to comply with the requirements of this section.

(2)     A proposal is important for the purposes of this section only if its implementation would be likely to do one or more of the following—

(a)     involve a major change in the activities carried on by the Authority;

(b)     have a significant impact on persons engaged in the shipping, transportation or supply of gas conveyed through pipes or in the generation, transmission, distribution or supply of electricity [or in the provision of smart meter communication services (in respect of electricity meters

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