S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2020 No. 146  ELECTRICITY  The Energy Act 2004 (Assistance for Areas with High  Distribution Costs) (Amendment) Order 2020  The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections  184(1) and 192(4)(a) of the Energy Act 2004( a ).  In accordance with section 184(7) of that Act the Secretary of State has consulted such persons as  the Secretary of State considered appropriate.  1.  This Order may be cited as the Energy Act 2004 (Assistance for Areas with High Distribution  Costs) (Amendment) Order 2020 and comes into force on 5th March 2020.  2.  The Energy Act 2004 (Assistance for Areas with High Distribution Costs) Order 2005( b ) is  amended in accordance with articles 3 to 7.  3.  After article 5 insert—  “ Amount of Shetland assistance amount  5A.  The Shetland assistance amount( c ) required to be paid by authorised transmitters to  relevant distributors under the scheme, in respect of the year commencing on 1st April  2021, is £27,000,000 (twenty seven million pounds).”.  ( a ) 2004 c. 20. Section 192(4) was amended by section 62(16) of the Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11) and by paragraph 60(6) of  Schedule 6 to the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4).  ( b ) S.I. 2005/528 (“the 2005 Order”).  ( c )  The 2005 Order established the Hydro Benefit Replacement Scheme (“HBRS”), which is a scheme for offsetting the costs  of distributing electricity in a specified area of Northern Scotland. Amendments to the HBRS, by way of modifications to  the licence conditions of authorised transmitters set out in Schedule 11, require an amount (“the Shetland assistance  amount”) to be passed to the electricity distributor in Northern Scotland under the HBRS. The Shetland assistance amount  represents the cost of cross-subsidising electricity distribution for the Shetland Islands local authority region of Northern  Scotland.  Insertion of article 5A (amount of Shetland assistance amount)  Amendment of the Energy Act 2004 (Assistance for Areas with High Distribution Costs)  Order 2005  Citation and commencement  Made - - - - 11th February 2020  Laid before Parliament 13th February 2020  Coming into force - - 5th March 2020 