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Part 8 · Minimum Electrical Load and Charging Points in Buildings

60. Interpretation of this Part

In this Part —“approved electrical load”, in relation to a development, means the maximum electrical load rating of the development as approved by a market support services licensee under the Electricity Act 2001;“building” includes part of a building;“building works” means —

(a)

the erection or extension of a building; or

(b)

the alteration, addition or repair of a building,but excludes building works for a temporary building or the occupation of any temporary building;“developer”, for any building works to which this Part applies, means the person for whom or on whose behalf those building works are carried out;“development” means any land or premises on which any development (within the meaning of section 3 of the Planning Act 1998) is or is to be carried out, and in respect of which —

(a)

a permission is granted by a competent authority under Part 3 of the Planning Act 1998 on or after the date of commencement of this Part; or

(b)

an authorisation by notification under section 21(6) of the Planning Act 1998 is made on or after the date of commencement of this Part;“electrical work” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Electricity Act 2001;“gross floor area” means the floor area that is used in the computation of the land betterment charge in relation to any development under the Land Betterment Charge Act 2021;“market support services licensee” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Electricity Act 2001;“motor car” means a motor vehicle with 4 wheels which is constructed to carry a load or passengers and the weight of which unladen —

(a)

does not exceed 3,000 kilograms in the case of a vehicle which is —

(i)

constructed solely for the carriage of passengers and their effects; and

(ii)

adapted to carry not more than 7 passengers exclusive of the driver; and

(b)

in any other case, does not exceed 2,500 kilograms;“parking lot” means an area within a parking place which is marked out for parking of a single motor car or motorcycle in that area;“parking place” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Parking Places Act 1974;“public authority” extends to include a Town Council.

“approved electrical load”, in relation to a development, means the maximum electrical load rating of the development as approved by a market support services licensee under the Electricity Act 2001;

“building” includes part of a building;

“building works” means —

(a)

the erection or extension of a building; or

(b)

the alteration, addition or repair of a building,but excludes building works for a temporary building or the occupation of any temporary building;

“developer”, for any building works to which this Part applies, means the person for whom or on whose behalf those building works are carried out;

“development” means any land or premises on which any development (within the meaning of section 3 of the Planning Act 1998) is or is to be carried out, and in respect of which —

(a)

a permission is granted by a competent authority under Part 3 of the Planning Act 1998 on or after the date of commencement of this Part; or

(b)

an authorisation by notification under section 21(6) of the Planning Act 1998 is made on or after the date of commencement of this Part;

“electrical work” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Electricity Act 2001;

“gross floor area” means the floor area that is used in the computation of the land betterment charge in relation to any development under the Land Betterment Charge Act 2021;

“market support services licensee” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Electricity Act 2001;

“motor car” means a motor vehicle with 4 wheels which is constructed to carry a load or passengers and the weight of which unladen —

(a)

does not exceed 3,000 kilograms in the case of a vehicle which is —

(i)

constructed solely for the carriage of passengers and their effects; and

(ii)

adapted to carry not more than 7 passengers exclusive of the driver; and

(b)

in any other case, does not exceed 2,500 kilograms;

“parking lot” means an area within a parking place which is marked out for parking of a single motor car or motorcycle in that area;

“parking place” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Parking Places Act 1974;

“public authority” extends to include a Town Council.

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