Energy Act 2008
Energy Act 2008 (2008 c. 32)
- Energy Act 2008 (2008 c. 32)
- Part 1 Gas Importation and Storage
- Chapter 1 Gas Importation and Storage Zones
- 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
- 2 Prohibition on unlicensed activities
- 3 Exception for activities carried on partly on land etc
- 3A Exception for unloading to an installation in certain circumstances
- Licensing
- 4 Licences
- 5 Applications
- 6 Terms and conditions
- 7 Model clauses
- Enforcement
- 8 Offence to carry on unlicensed activities
- 9 Offences relating to licences
- 10 OGA's power of direction
- 11 Failure to comply with a direction under section 10
- 12 Injunctions restraining breaches of section 2(1)
- 13 Inspectors
- 14 Criminal proceedings
- Supplementary
- 15 Interaction with the petroleum licensing requirements
- Interpretation
- 16 Chapter 2: interpretation
- Chapter 3 Storage of carbon dioxide
- Activities requiring a licence
- 17 Prohibition on unlicensed activities
- Licensing
- 18 Licences
- 19 Requirements relating to grant of licences
- 20 Terms and conditions
- 21 Content of licences: regulations
- Enforcement
- 22 Offence to carry on unlicensed activities
- 23 Offences relating to licences
- 24 Licensing authority's power of direction
- 25 Failure to comply with a direction under section 24
- 26 Injunctions restraining breaches of section 17(1)
- 27 Inspectors
- 28 Criminal proceedings
- Registration
- 29 Requirement for public register
- Information about change in control of licence holder
- 29A OGA’s power to require information about change in control of licence holder
- Abandonment of offshore infrastructure
- 30 Abandonment of installations
- 30A Change of use relief for certain installations
- 30B Change of use relief: carbon storage network pipelines
- 30C Relief under sections 30A and 30B: supplementary
- Termination of the licence
- 31 Termination of licence: regulations
- Miscellaneous
- 32 Safety zones
- 33 Enhanced petroleum recovery: power to make orders
- 34 Power of Secretary of State etc to transfer functions
- 34A Cooperation with economic regulator
- 34B Information sharing with economic regulator
- Interpretation
- 35 Chapter 3: interpretation
- Chapter 4 General provisions about gas importation and storage
- 36 Chapters 2 and 3: consequential amendments
- Part 2 Electricity from renewable sources
- The renewables obligation
- 37 The renewables obligation
- 38 Section 37: supplemental provision
- 39 Existing savings relating to section 32 of the Electricity Act 1989
- 40 The Northern Ireland renewables obligation
- Feed-in tariffs for small-scale generation of electricity
- 41 Power to amend licence conditions etc: feed-in tariffs
- 42 Power to amend licence conditions etc: procedure
- 43 Feed-in tariffs: supplemental
- Offshore electricity transmission
- 44 Offshore electricity transmission
- Part 3 Decommissioning of energy installations
- Chapter 1 Nuclear sites: decommissioning and clean-up
- Funded decommissioning programmes
- 45 Duty to submit a funded decommissioning programme
- 45A Costs incurred in considering proposed programmes
- 46 Approval of a programme
- 47 Prohibition on use of site in absence of approved programme
- Modification of approved programmes
- 48 Modification of approved programme
- 49 Procedure for modifying approved programme
- 50 Power to disapply section 49
- 51 Time when modification takes effect
- Information
- 52 Provision of information and documents
- 53 Power to review operation of programme
- Regulations and guidance
- 54 Nuclear decommissioning: regulations and guidance
- 55 Funded decommissioning programmes: verification of financial matters
- Protection of decommissioning funds
- 56 Protection of security under approved programme
- Enforcement
- 57 Offence to fail to comply with approved programme
- 58 Secretary of State's power of direction
- 59 Offence of further disclosure of information
- 60 Offence of supplying false information
- 61 Restriction on prosecutions under this Chapter
- Miscellaneous
- 62 Power to apply this Chapter to other nuclear installations
- 63 Co-operation with other public bodies
- 64 Continuity of obligations
- 65 Amendment of Nuclear Installations Act 1965
- 66 Disposal of hazardous material
- General
- 67 Meaning of “associated”
- 67A Meaning of “associated”: supplementary
- 68 Interpretation
- Chapter 2 Offshore renewables installations
- 69 Decommissioning notices relating to offshore renewable energy installations
- 70 Security for decommissioning obligations
- 71 Provision of information to Secretary of State
- Chapter 3 Oil and gas installations
- 72 Persons who may be required to submit abandonment programmes
- 73 Financial resources etc
- 74 Protection of abandonment funds from creditors
- Chapter 4 Wells
- 75 Information about decommissioning of wells
- Part 4 Provisions relating to oil and gas
- Petroleum licences
- 76 Transfers without the consent of the Secretary of State
- 77 Model clauses of petroleum licences
- Third party access
- 78 Third party access to infrastructure
- 79 Modification of pipelines
- 80 Third party access to oil processing facilities
- 81 Directions under section 80: supplemental
- 82 Meaning of “associate”
- Part 4A Works detrimental to navigation
- Consent required for carrying out of certain operations
- 82A Restriction of works detrimental to navigation
- 82B Applications for consent under section 82A
- 82C Determination of applications for consent under section 82A
- 82D Authorised exploration or exploitation operations: consent conditions
- Directions by the Secretary of State
- 82E Secretary of State's power of direction
- Emergency safety requirements
- 82F Damage to, or changes in, the works: emergency safety notices
- 82G Emergency safety notices: supplementary provisions
- 82H Failure to comply with condition: immediate action notice
- Enforcement
- 82I Carrying out operation without consent etc
- 82J Offences relating to consents
- 82K Failure to comply with direction under section 82E
- 82L Failure to comply with notice under section 82F or 82H
- 82M Injunctions restraining breaches of section 82A(1)
- 82N Inspectors
- 82O Criminal proceedings
- Supplementary provisions
- 82OA Fees
- 82P Power to extend the application of this Part
- 82Q Interpretation of this Part
- Part 5 Miscellaneous
- Duties of Gas and Electricity Markets Authority
- 83 Duties of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority
- Transmission systems
- 84 Power to amend licence conditions etc: transmission systems
- 85 Section 84: procedure
- 86 Section 84: supplemental
- Energy reports
- 87 Energy reports
- Smart meters : modification of licence conditions etc by Secretary of State
- 88 Power to amend licence conditions etc: smart meters
- 89 Power to amend licence conditions etc: procedure
- 90 Smart meters: supplemental
- 91 Licensing of activities relating to smart meters
- Grant of smart meter communication licences
- 91A Grant of smart meter communication licences
- 91B Regulations under section 91A(1): further provision
- 91C Power of Gas and Electricity Markets Authority to amend licence conditions etc
- 91D Power under section 91C: procedure
- Gas meters
- 92 Gas meters
- 93 Section 92: consequential amendments
- 94 Power to amend licence conditions: gas
- Electricity meters
- 95 Electricity meters
- 96 Section 95: consequential amendments
- 97 Power to amend licence conditions: electricity
- Connection offer expenses
- 98 Costs connected with making an offer of connection
- Electricity safety
- 99 Electricity safety
- Renewable heat incentives
- 100 Renewable heat incentives
- Nuclear information
- 101 Security of sensitive nuclear information
- Application of general duties
- 102 Application of general duties to functions relating to licences
- Part 6 General
- 103 Offences by bodies corporate etc
- 104 Subordinate legislation
- 105 Parliamentary control of subordinate legislation
- 106 Interpretation
- 107 Minor and consequential amendments
- 108 Repeals
- 109 Transitional provision etc
- 110 Commencement
- 111 Financial provisions
- 112 Extent
- 113 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Amendments relating to Chapters 2 and 3 of Part 1
- Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (c. 48)
- Petroleum Act 1987 (c. 12)
- Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/275 (N.I.2))
- Petroleum Act 1998 (c. 17)
- Energy Act 2004 (c. 20)
- SCHEDULE 2 Property schemes
- SCHEDULE 3 Petroleum licences: amendments to model clauses
- Part 1 Petroleum (Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 1995
- Part 2 Petroleum (Current Model Clauses) Order 1999
- Part 3 Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Seaward and Landward Areas) Regulations 2004
- SCHEDULE 4 Smart meters: licensable activities
- Part 1 Gas
- Part 2 Electricity
- SCHEDULE 5 Minor and consequential amendments
- Pipe-lines Act 1962 (c. 58)
- Gas Act 1986 (c. 44)
- Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29)
- Petroleum Act 1998 (c. 17)
- Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27)
- Energy Act 2004 (c. 20)
- SCHEDULE 6 Repeals
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