Onshore Wind Generating Stations (Exemption) (England and Wales) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 21 of 2016). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy Keyword Renewable energy Authorization/permit Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Order makes a direction under section 36(4) of the Electricity Act 1989 to provide that the requirement for consent does not apply to a class of generating stations, described in article 2. That class comprises wind powered generating stations which are onshore in England or Wales and which have not already received consent under section 36(1) of the Act before this Order comes into force. Article 3 provides for the exemption, and article 4 ensures that the provisions of section 36 of the Act continue to apply so far as existing consents are concerned, including where those consents are varied. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amended by Onshore Wind Generating Stations (Exemption) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 450 of 2016). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2016 Keyword: Renewable energy, Authorization/permit, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX