Energy Act 2023

Type Public General Act
Publication 2023-10-26
Last updated 2026-04-06
State In force
Department Statute Law Database
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Reform history JSON API

Requests for information in connection with section 229 or 230

Heat networks within zones

Delivery of district heat networks within zones

Enforcement of heat network zone requirements

Penalties

Records, information and reporting

Interpretation of Chapter 2

Energy smart regulations

Prohibitions and requirements: supplemental

Enforcement

Sanctions, offences and recovery of costs

Appeals against enforcement action

Regulations: procedure and supplemental

Power to amend licence conditions etc: load control

Power to amend licence conditions etc: procedure

Load control: supplemental

Application of general duties to functions relating to load control

Licensing of activities relating to load control

Power to make energy performance regulations

Energy performance regulations relating to new premises

Sanctions

Regulations under Part 10

Energy savings opportunity schemes

Application of energy savings opportunity schemes

Requirement for assessment of energy consumption

Assessors

ESOS action plans

Action to achieve energy savings or emissions reductions

Scheme administration

Enforcement, penalties and offences

Appeals

ESOS regulations: procedure etc

Financial assistance to scheme administrators and participants

Financial assistance to scheme administrators and participants

Interpretation of Part 11

General objective

“Core fuel sector activity” and other key concepts

Directions to particular core fuel sector participants

Procedure for giving directions

Offence of failure to comply with a direction

Corresponding powers to make regulations

Power to require information

Duty to report incidents

Contravention of requirement under section 273 or 274

Provision of information at specified intervals

Disclosure of information held by the Secretary of State

Appeal against notice or direction

False statements etc

Offences under regulations

Proceedings for offences

Liability of officers of entities

Enforcement undertakings

Guidance: criminal and civil sanctions

Guidance: Parliamentary scrutiny

Financial assistance for resilience and continuity purposes

Power to amend thresholds

Interpretation of Part 12

Meaning of “relevant offshore wind activity”

Strategic compensation for adverse environmental effects

Marine recovery fund

Assessment of environmental effects etc

Regulations under section 293: consultation and procedure

Interpretation of Chapter 1

Arrangements for responding to marine oil pollution

Habitats: reducing effects of offshore oil or gas activities etc

Regulations under sections 296 and 297: procedure with devolved authorities

Charges in connection with abandonment of offshore installations

Model clauses of petroleum licences

Power of OGA to require information about change in control of licensee

Application to the territorial sea of requirement for nuclear site licence

Decommissioning of nuclear sites etc

Excluded disposal sites

Accession to Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage

Power to implement Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage

Provision of additional police services

Provision of assistance to other forces

Cross-border enforcement powers

Publication of three-year strategy plan

Civil nuclear industry: amendment of relevant nuclear pension schemes

Meaning of “relevant nuclear pension scheme”

Information

Further definitions

Application of relevant pensions legislation

Procedure for regulations under Chapter 3

Great British Nuclear

Crown status

Great British Nuclear’s objects

Financial assistance

Secretary of State directions and guidance

Annual report

Annual accounts

Transfer schemes

Transfer schemes: compensation

Transfer schemes: taxation

Transfer schemes: provision of information or assistance

Pension arrangements in connection with Great British Nuclear

Pension arrangements in connection with Great British Nuclear

Power to make consequential provision

Regulations

General definitions

Extent

Commencement

Short title

Suspension of decision

In the Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2221), in Schedule 1 (provisions to be included in a licence), after paragraph 5 insert—

Disclosure by OGA to specified persons

Disclosure required for returns and reports prepared by OGA

Disclosure in exercise of certain OGA powers

Disclosure after specified period

Disclosure required by legislation

Disclosure for purpose of proceedings

Appeals in relation to information and samples plans

Appeals against notices requiring provision of information or samples

Appeals in relation to sanction notices

Appeals against finding of failure to comply

Appeals against sanction imposed

Appeals against information requirements

Consultation

Introductory

Electricity Act 1989

Utilities Act 2000

Meaning of “qualifying document”, “qualifying contract” and “qualifying central system”

Introductory

Participation in qualifying pension schemes and transfer of assets and rights

Amendment of qualifying pension schemes

Protection against adverse treatment

Information

Utilities Act 2000

Utilities Act 2000

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013

The Electricity Act 1989

Scotland Act 1998

Utilities Act 2000

Energy Act 2004

Civil Contingencies Act 2004

Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007

Energy Act 2013

Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5th June 2019 on the internal market for electricity (recast)

United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020

Objectives

Procedure

Introduction

Compliance certificates

Inaccurate, incomplete or misleading information

Appeal against decision under paragraph 3 or 4

Introduction

Participation in qualifying pension schemes and transfer of assets and rights

Amendment of qualifying pension schemes

Protection against adverse treatment

Information

Gas Act 1986

Utilities Act 2000

Utilities Act 2000

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013

The Electricity Act 1989

Scotland Act 1998

Utilities Act 2000

Energy Act 2004

Civil Contingencies Act 2004

Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007

Energy Act 2013

Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5th June 2019 on the internal market for electricity (recast)

United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020

Objectives

Procedure

Variation of terms

Compliance certificates

Inaccurate, incomplete or misleading information

Appeal against decision under paragraph 3 or 4

165A
  • (1) The ISOP must, when carrying out any of its functions relating to the management of connections to the transmission system, have regard to the designated strategic plans.
  • (2) The Secretary of State may by regulations designate plans or documents for the purposes of this section.
  • (3) In subsection (1), the reference to “the designated strategic plans” is a reference to those plans or documents designated by regulations under subsection (2) as they have effect at the time when the regulations are made.

Power to implement Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage

Provision of additional police services

Provision of assistance to other forces

Cross-border enforcement powers

Publication of three-year strategy plan

Civil nuclear industry: amendment of relevant nuclear pension schemes

Meaning of “relevant nuclear pension scheme”

Information

Further definitions

Application of relevant pensions legislation

Procedure for regulations under Chapter 3

Great British Nuclear

Financial assistance

Great British Nuclear’s objects

Financial assistance

Secretary of State directions and guidance

Annual accounts

Annual accounts

Transfer schemes

Transfer schemes: compensation

Transfer schemes: taxation

Transfer schemes: provision of information or assistance

Reimbursement and compensation in connection with designation

Power to make consequential provision

Regulations

General definitions

Extent

Commencement

Short title

Application for permission to bring appeal

In the Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2221), in Schedule 1 (provisions to be included in a licence), after paragraph 5 insert—

Disclosure by OGA to specified persons

Disclosure required for returns and reports prepared by OGA

Disclosure in exercise of certain OGA powers

Disclosure after specified period

Disclosure required by legislation

Disclosure for purpose of proceedings

Appeals in relation to information and samples plans

Appeals against notices requiring provision of information or samples

Appeals in relation to sanction notices

Appeals against finding of failure to comply

Appeals against sanction imposed

Appeals against information requirements

Power to make a transfer scheme

Introductory

Participation in qualifying pension schemes and transfer of assets and rights

Amendment of qualifying pension schemes

Protection against adverse treatment

Information

Gas Act 1986

Utilities Act 2000

Utilities Act 2000

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013

The Electricity Act 1989

Scotland Act 1998

Utilities Act 2000

Energy Act 2004

Civil Contingencies Act 2004

Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007

Energy Act 2013

Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5th June 2019 on the internal market for electricity (recast)

United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020

Objectives

Procedure

Variation of terms

Compliance certificates

Inaccurate, incomplete or misleading information

Appeal against decision under paragraph 3 or 4

Introduction

Heat networks regulations

Regulations made by Secretary of State: consultation with devolved authorities

Heat networks regulations: other provision about procedure

Recovery of costs by GEMA and NIAUR

Heat networks: licensing authority in Scotland

Heat networks: enforcement in Scotland

Interpretation of Chapter 1

Regulations about heat network zones

Heat Network Zones Authority

Zone coordinators

Identification, designation and review of zones

Zoning methodology

Requests for information in connection with section 229 or 230

Heat networks within zones

Delivery of district heat networks within zones

Enforcement of heat network zone requirements

Penalties

Records, information and reporting

Interpretation of Chapter 2

Energy smart appliances and load control

Energy smart regulations

Prohibitions and requirements: supplemental

Enforcement

Sanctions, offences and recovery of costs

Appeals against enforcement action

Regulations: procedure and supplemental

Power to amend licence conditions etc: load control

Power to amend licence conditions etc: procedure

Load control: supplemental

Application of general duties to functions relating to load control

Licensing of activities relating to load control

Power to make energy performance regulations

Energy performance regulations relating to new premises

Sanctions

Regulations under Part 10

Energy savings opportunity schemes

Application of energy savings opportunity schemes

Requirement for assessment of energy consumption

Assessors

ESOS action plans

Action to achieve energy savings or emissions reductions

Scheme administration

Enforcement, penalties and offences

Appeals

ESOS regulations: procedure etc

Directions to scheme administrators

Interpretation of Part 11

General objective

“Core fuel sector activity” and other key concepts

Directions to particular core fuel sector participants

Procedure for giving directions

Offence of failure to comply with a direction

Corresponding powers to make regulations

Power to require information

Duty to report incidents

Contravention of requirement under section 273 or 274

Provision of information at specified intervals

Disclosure of information held by the Secretary of State

Disclosure of information by HMRC

Appeal against notice or direction

False statements etc

Offences under regulations

Proceedings for offences

Liability of officers of entities

Enforcement undertakings

Guidance: criminal and civil sanctions

Financial assistance for resilience and continuity purposes

Power to amend thresholds

Interpretation of Part 12

Meaning of “relevant offshore wind activity”

Strategic compensation for adverse environmental effects

Marine recovery fund

Assessment of environmental effects etc

Regulations under section 293: consultation and procedure

Interpretation of Chapter 1

Arrangements for responding to marine oil pollution

Habitats: reducing effects of offshore oil or gas activities etc

Regulations under sections 296 and 297: procedure with devolved authorities

Charges in connection with abandonment of offshore installations

Model clauses of petroleum licences

Power of OGA to require information about change in control of licensee

Application to the territorial sea of requirement for nuclear site licence

Decommissioning of nuclear sites etc

Excluded disposal sites

Accession to Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage

Power to implement Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage

Provision of additional police services

Provision of assistance to other forces

Cross-border enforcement powers

Publication of three-year strategy plan

Civil nuclear industry: amendment of relevant nuclear pension schemes

Meaning of “relevant nuclear pension scheme”

Information

Further definitions

Application of relevant pensions legislation

Procedure for regulations under Chapter 3

Great British Nuclear

Crown status

Great British Nuclear’s objects

Secretary of State directions and guidance

Annual report

Transfer schemes

Transfer schemes: compensation

Transfer schemes: taxation

Transfer schemes: provision of information or assistance

Reimbursement and compensation in connection with designation

Pension arrangements in connection with Great British Nuclear

Power to make consequential provision

Regulations

General definitions

Extent

Commencement

Short title

Application for permission to bring appeal

In the Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2221), in Schedule 1 (provisions to be included in a licence), after paragraph 5 insert—

Disclosure by OGA to specified persons

Disclosure required for returns and reports prepared by OGA

Disclosure in exercise of certain OGA powers

Disclosure after specified period

Disclosure required by legislation

Disclosure for purpose of proceedings

Appeals in relation to information and samples plans

Appeals against notices requiring provision of information or samples

Appeals in relation to sanction notices

Appeals against finding of failure to comply

Appeals against sanction imposed

Appeals against information requirements

Power to make a transfer scheme

Introductory

Participation in qualifying pension schemes and transfer of assets and rights

Amendment of qualifying pension schemes

Protection against adverse treatment

Information

Gas Act 1986

Utilities Act 2000

Utilities Act 2000

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013

The Electricity Act 1989

Scotland Act 1998

Utilities Act 2000

Energy Act 2004

Civil Contingencies Act 2004

Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007

Energy Act 2013

Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5th June 2019 on the internal market for electricity (recast)

United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020

Objectives

Procedure

Variation of terms

Compliance certificates

Inaccurate, incomplete or misleading information

Appeal against decision under paragraph 3 or 4

Introduction

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