Energy Act 2016
Energy Act 2016 (2016 c. 20)
- Energy Act 2016 (2016 c. 20)
- PART 1 The OGA
- The OGA and its core functions
- 1 The OGA
- 2 Transfer of functions to the OGA
- 3 Transfer of property, rights and liabilities to the OGA
- 4 Transfer of staff to the OGA
- 5 Transfer schemes: supplementary
- 6 Pensions
- 7 Contracting out of functions to the OGA
- Exercise of functions
- 8 Matters to which the OGA must have regard
- 9 Directions: national security and public interest
- 10 Directions: requirements to notify Secretary of State
- Information and samples
- 11 Power of Secretary of State to require information and samples
- Funding
- 12 Powers of the OGA to charge fees
- 13 Levy on licence holders
- 14 The licensing levy: regulations
- 15 Payments and financial assistance
- Review
- 16 Review of OGA and guidance from Secretary of State
- PART 2 Further functions of the OGA relating to offshore petroleum
- CHAPTER 1 Introduction
- 17 Overview of Part 2
- 18 Interpretation of Part 2
- CHAPTER 2 Disputes
- 19 Qualifying disputes and relevant parties
- 20 Reference of disputes to the OGA
- 21 Action by the OGA on a dispute reference
- 22 Power of the OGA to consider disputes on its own initiative
- 23 Procedure for consideration of disputes
- 24 Power of the OGA to acquire information
- 25 Power of the OGA to require attendance at meetings
- 26 Appeals against decisions of the OGA: disputes
- CHAPTER 3 Information and samples
- Interpretation
- 27 Petroleum-related information and samples
- Retention
- 28 Retention of information and samples
- 29 Retention: supplementary
- Information and samples plans
- 30 Information and samples plans: termination of rights under offshore licences
- 31 Preparation and agreement of information and samples plans
- 32 Changes to information and samples plans
- 33 Information and samples plans: supplementary
- Power to require information and samples
- 34 Power of the OGA to require information and samples
- Coordinators
- 35 Information and samples coordinators
- Appeals
- 36 Appeals against decisions of the OGA: information and samples plans
- CHAPTER 4 Meetings
- 37 Meetings: interpretation
- 38 Duty to inform the OGA of meetings
- 39 Participation by the OGA in meetings
- 40 Provision of information to the OGA after meetings
- 41 Notices
- CHAPTER 5 Sanctions
- Power to give sanction notices
- 42 Power of OGA to give sanction notices
- Sanction notices
- 43 Enforcement notices
- 44 Financial penalty notices
- 45 Amount of financial penalty
- 46 Payment of financial penalty
- 47 Revocation notices
- 48 Operator removal notices
- Sanction warning notices
- 49 Duty of OGA to give sanction warning notices
- Appeals
- 50 Appeals in relation to sanction notices
- 51 Appeals against finding of failure to comply
- 52 Appeals against sanction imposed
- Supplementary
- 53 Publication of details of sanctions
- 54 Subsequent sanction notices
- 55 Withdrawal of sanction notices
- 56 Alternative means of enforcement
- Information
- 57 Sanctions: information powers
- 58 Appeals against information requests
- The OGA's procedures
- 59 Procedure for enforcement decisions
- Interpretation
- 60 Sanctions: interpretation
- CHAPTER 6 Disclosure
- General prohibition
- 61 Prohibition on disclosure
- 62 Meaning of “protected material” and related terms
- Permitted disclosures
- 63 Disclosure by OGA to certain persons
- 64 Disclosure required for returns and reports prepared by OGA
- 65 Disclosure in exercise of certain OGA powers
- 66 Disclosure after specified period
- 67 Disclosure with appropriate consent
- 68 Disclosure required by legislation
- 69 Disclosure for purpose of proceedings
- PART 3 Infrastructure and Information
- Rights to use upstream petroleum infrastructure
- 70 Requirements to provide information
- 71 Applications to use infrastructure: changes of applicant and owner
- Decommissioning
- 72 Abandonment of offshore installations
- 73 Duty to act in accordance with strategy: decommissioning and alternatives
- Northern Ireland
- 74 Part 1A of the Petroleum Act 1998: Northern Ireland
- International agreements
- 75 International oil and gas agreements: information exchange
- PART 4 Fees
- 76 Powers to charge fees
- 77 Validation of fees charged
- PART 5 Wind power
- Consent under Electricity Act 1989
- 78 Onshore wind generating stations in England and Wales
- Renewables obligation
- 79 Onshore wind power: closure of renewables obligation
- 80 Onshore wind power: circumstances in which certificates may be issued after the onshore wind closure date
- 81 Onshore wind power: use of Northern Ireland certificates
- PART 6 Final Provisions
- 82 Regulations
- 83 Regulations and orders: disapplication of requirements to consult the OGA
- 84 Commencement
- 85 Short title and extent
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO THE OGA
- PART 1 Primary legislation
- Energy Act 1976
- Petroleum Act 1998
- Energy Act 2004
- Energy Act 2008
- Energy Act 2011
- Infrastructure Act 2015
- PART 2 Secondary legislation
- Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc) Regulations 2010
- Offshore Petroleum Licensing (Offshore Safety Directive) Regulations 2015
- SCHEDULE 2 ABANDONMENT OF OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
- Petroleum Act 1998
- Energy Act 2008
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