The Electricity Act 1957 (5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 48) (repealed 1989) was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. The principal impact of the Act was the dissolution of the Central Electricity Authority, which it replaced with the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) and the Electricity Council. The Electricity Act 1947, which nationalised the industry, set up the British Electricity Authority (BEA) and 14 area boards; it also established a consultative council for each of the area boards. Two of the area boards served the south of Scotland. These were formed, together with the BEA's generation activities in the region, into the South of Scotland Electricity Board (SSEB) by the Electricity Reorganisation (Scotland) Act 1954, under which the BEA was renamed the Central Electricity Authority. The north of Scotland has been served since 1943 by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board (NSHEB). The principal innovation of the Electricity Act 1957 was the Electricity Council; however, this Act also turned the Central Electricity Authority into the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB). The statutory bodies created by it had the following key responsibilities:

Provisions

The Electricity Act 1957 comprised 43 Sections in six Parts, and five Schedules Reorganisation Generation of electricity by Area Boards, and provision for research Provisions as to administration, and as to conditions of employment Finances of Electricity Boards and Electricity Council Transfer of undertaking of Central Authority to Electricity Council and Generating Board Miscellaneous and supplementary provisions SCHEDULES: