Introduction
Overview
Part 1, Chapter 1: Gas Importation and Storage Zones
Summary and Background
Commentary on Sections
Section 1: Exploitation of areas outside the territorial sea for gas importation and storage
Chapter 2: Importation and Storage of Combustible Gas
Activities requiring a licence
Section 2: Prohibition on unlicensed activities
Section 3: Exception for activities carried on partly on land etc
Licensing
Section 4: Licences
Section 5: Applications
Section 6: Terms and conditions
Section 7: Model clauses
Enforcement
Section 8: Offence to carry on unlicensed activities
Section 9: Offences relating to licences
Section 10: Secretary of State’s power of direction
Section 11: Failure to comply with a direction under section 10
Section 12: Injunctions restraining breaches of section 2(1)
Section 13: Inspectors
Section 14: Criminal proceedings
Supplementary
Section 15: Interaction with the petroleum licensing requirements
Chapter 3: Storage of Carbon Dioxide
Section 17: Prohibition on unlicensed activities
Section 18: Licences
Section 19: Requirements relating to grant of licences
Section 20: Terms and conditions
Section 21: Content of licences: regulations
Section 22: Offence to carry on unlicensed activities
Section 23: Offences relating to licences
Section 24: Licensing authority’s power of direction
Section 25: Failure to comply with a direction under section 24
Section 26: Injunctions restraining breaches of section 17(1)
Section 27: Inspectors
Section 28: Criminal proceedings
Registration
Section 29: Requirement for public register
Abandonment of offshore installations
Section 30: Abandonment of installations
Termination of the licence
Section 31: Termination of licence: regulations
Miscellaneous
Section 32: Safety zones
Section 33: Enhanced petroleum recovery: power to make orders
Section 34: Power of Secretary of State etc to transfer functions
Section 35: Interpretation
Chapter 4:General Provisions about Gas Importation and Storage
Section 36 and Schedule 1: Chapters 2 and 3: consequential amendments
Part 2: Electricity from Renewable Sources
The Renewables Obligation
Section 37: The Renewables Obligation
New section 32
New section 32A
New section 32B
New section 32C
New section 32D
New section 32E
New section 32F
New section 32G
New section 32H
New section 32I
New section 32J
New sections 32K and 32L
New Section 32M
Section 38: Section 37: supplemental provision
Section 39: Existing savings relating to section 32 of the Electricity Act 1989
Section 40: The Northern Ireland renewables obligation
Feed-in Tariffs for Small-Scale Generation of Electricity
Section 41: Power to amend licence conditions etc: feed-in tariffs
Section 42: Power to amend licence conditions etc: procedure
Section 43 Feed-in tariffs: supplemental
Offshore Electricity Transmission
Section 44 and Schedule 2: Offshore electricity transmission and property schemes
Property Schemes
Scheme making power
Applications for schemes
Timing of applications
Notifying the non-applicant party
Restricting or withdrawing the application
The Authority’s functions in relation to applications
Terms of a property scheme
Additional powers of the Authority
Notification of property scheme
Refusal of application or part of an application
Effect of property scheme
Review of determinations
Interim arrangements pending review of determination
Appeal on a point of law
Change of asset owner
Part 3: Decommissioning of Energy Installations
Chapter 1: Nuclear Sites: Decommissioning and Clean-Up
Funded decommissioning programmes
Section 45: Duty to submit a funded decommissioning programme
Section 46: Approval of a programme
Section 47: Prohibition on use of site in absence of approved programme
Modification of approved programmes
Section 48: Modification of approved programme
Section 49: Procedure for revising approved programme
Section 50: Power to disapply section 49
Section 51: Time when modification takes effect
Information
Section 52: Provision of information and documents
Section 53: Power to review operation of programme
Regulations and guidance
Section 54: Nuclear decommissioning: regulations and guidance
Section 55: Funded decommissioning programmes: verification of financial matters
Protection of decommissioning funds
Section 56: Protection of security under approved programme
Section 57: Offence to fail to comply with approved programme
Section 58: Secretary of State’s power of direction
Section 59: Offence of further disclosure of information
Section 60: Offence of supplying false information
Section 61: Restriction on prosecutions under this Chapter
Section 62: Power to apply this Chapter to other nuclear installations.
Section 63: Co-operation with other public bodies
Section 64: Continuity of obligations
Section 65: Amendment of Nuclear Installations Act 1965
Section 66: Disposal of hazardous material
General
Section 67: Meaning of “associated”
Section 68: Interpretation
Chapter 2: Offshore Renewables Installations
Section 69: Decommissioning notices relating to offshore renewable energy installations
Section 70: Security for decommissioning obligations
Section 71: Provision of information to Secretary of State
Chapter 3: Oil and Gas Installations
Section 72: Persons who may be required to submit abandonment programmes
Section 107 and Schedule 5: Minor and consequential amendments
Section 108 and Schedule 6: Repeals
Section 73: Financial resources etc
Section 74: Protection of abandonment funds from creditors
New section 38A: Protection of funds set aside for the purposes of abandonment programme
New section 38B: Directions to provide information about protected assets
Chapter 4: Wells
Section 75: Information about decommissioning of wells
New section 45A: Abandoned wells
Part 4: Provisions Relating to Oil and Gas
Petroleum Licensing
Section 76: Transfers without the consent of the Secretary of State
New section 5A : Rights transferred without consent of the Secretary of State
New section 5B: Information
New section 5C: Offences under section 5B: supplemental
Section 77: Model clauses of petroleum licences & Schedule 3: Petroleum Licences: Amendments to Model Clauses
Provision of contact details to Minister
The power to issue a notice to plug and abandon a well
Revocation on change of control
The power of partial revocation
Third Party Access
Section 78: Third party access to infrastructure
Section 79: Modification of pipelines
New Section 10G: Compulsory modifications of pipelines
New section 10H: Enforcement
Section 80: Third party access to oil processing facilities
Section 81: Directions under section 80: supplemental
Section 82: Meaning of “associate”
Part 5: Miscellaneous
Duties of Gas and Electricity Markets Authority
Section 83: Duties of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority
Transmission Systems
Section 84: Power to amend licence conditions etc: transmission systems
Section 85 Power to amend licence conditions etc: transmission systems: Procedure
Section 86 Power to amend licence conditions etc: transmission systems: supplemental
Energy Reports
Summary and Backrgound
Section 87: Energy reports and Schedule 5: Repeals
Smart Meters
Section 88: Power to amend licence conditions etc: smart meters
Section 89: Power to amend licence conditions etc: Procedure
Section 90: Smart meters: supplemental and Schedule 5: minor and consequential amendments
Section 91 and Schedule 4: Licensing of activities relating to smart meters
Part 1: Gas
Section 41HA: New licensable activities: smart meters
Section 41HB Section 41HA: supplemental
Section 41HC: Competitive tendering for licences for new licensable activities
Part 2: Electricity
Section 56FA New licensable activities: smart meters
Section 56FB: section 56FA:supplemental
Section 56FC: Competitive tendering for licences for new licensable activities
Gas and Electricity Meters
Section 92: Gas meters
Section 93: Section 92: consequential amendments
Section 94 and Schedule 5: Power to amend licence conditions: gas
Section 95: Electricity meters
Section 96: Section 95: consequential amendments
Section 97 and Schedule 5 : Power to amend licence conditions: electricity
Connection Offer Expenses
Section 98: Costs connected with making an offer of connection
Electricity Safety
Section 99: Electricity Safety
Renewable Heat Incentives
Section 100 Renewable Heat Incentives
Nuclear Information
Section 101: Security of sensitive nuclear information
New section 80A Extension of the Official Secrets Acts to certain places
Paragraph 21 of Schedule 5: Energy Act 2004 (c.20)
Application of General Duties
Section 102: Application of general duties to functions relating to licences
Part 6: General
Section 103: Offences by bodies corporate etc
Section 104 : Subordinate legislation
Section 105: Parliamentary control of subordinate legislation
Section 109: Transitional provision etc
Section 110: Commencement
Section 112: Extent
Commencement Date
Hansard References