Section 55
Transitional provision and restrictions attached to licences issued prior to this Act
of Electricity Supply Act 1990
Any licence for any private or public installation granted to any person under any written law promulgated prior to this Act shall be deemed to have been granted under this Act and shall remain valid until it is revoked under this Act and the provisions of this Act shall apply to such person as if he were a licensee under this Act.
(2)
Notwithstanding anything contained in any licence for a public installation issued under any written law promulgated prior to this Act, no holder of any such licence shall, without the prior approval of the Commission—
(a)
acquire any land or buildings for the purposes of such installation;
(b)
commence any new scheme for the supply of electricity;
(c)
extend any existing installation or area of supply; or
(d)
install any new, or replace any existing plant or equipment for the purposes of such installation.
Failure to comply with this subsection shall render the licensee liable to have his licence revoked at the discretion of the Commission.
Repeal of Electricity Act 1949 and Electrical Inspectorate Act 1983 and savings in respect thereof