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Part 2 Carbon dioxide capture, storage etc and hydrogen production, transport and storage
Chapter 2 Decommissioning of carbon storage installations
Part 3 Licensing of hydrogen pipeline projects
Part 6 Governance of gas and electricity industry codes
Part 9 Energy smart appliances and load control
Part 11 Energy Savings Opportunity Schemes
Part 13 Offshore wind electricity generation, oil and gas
Schedules
Enforcement of obligations of licence holders
2.In section 4 (forward work programmes), at the end insert—...
3.In section 5 (annual and other reports of Authority), after...
4.In section 5XA (laying of accounts before Scottish Parliament and...
5.In section 105 (general restrictions on disclosure of information)—
7.In section 136 (investigations and reports on market investigation references),...
8.(1) Section 168 (regulated markets) is amended as follows.
Minor and consequential amendments relating to Part 5
2.In section 6A (exemptions from prohibition), in subsection (1), after...
4.In section 4 (prohibition on unlicensed supply, transmission etc of...
5.In section 5 (exemptions from prohibition), in subsection (1), after...
6.In section 10 (powers etc of licence holders), in subsection...
7.In section 49 (keeping of register), in subsection (2)(c), after...
Governance of gas and electricity industry codes: transitional provision
Minor and consequential amendments relating to Part 6
2.In section 6A(1) (power to grant exemptions from prohibition), for...
3.(1) Section 28 (orders for securing compliance with certain provisions)...
4.In Schedule 4B (provisions imposing obligations enforceable as relevant requirements),...
6.In section 5(1) (power to grant exemptions from prohibition), for...
7.(1) Section 25 (orders for securing compliance) is amended as...
8.In Schedule 6A (provisions imposing obligations enforceable as relevant requirements),...
10.In section 173 (appeals to the Competition and Markets Authority),...
11.(1) Schedule 22 (procedure for appeals under section 173) is...
Competitive tenders for electricity projects
Part 1 Amendments of Electricity Act 1989
2.After section 6B insert— Meaning of “relevant electricity project”, “relevant...
3.For sections 6C and 6D substitute— Competitive tenders (1) The Authority may by regulations (“tender regulations”) make such...
4.In section 6E (property schemes)— (a) for “offshore transmission licences”...
5.(1) Section 6F (offshore transmission during commissioning period) is amended...
6.(1) Section 6G (meaning of “commissioning period”) is amended as...
7.(1) Section 6H (modification of codes or agreements) is amended...
8.In section 11A (modification of conditions of licences), after subsection...
9.In section 64(1) (interpretation etc of Part 1), at the...
10.Schedule 2A (property schemes) is amended in accordance with paragraphs...
11.For paragraph 1 substitute— Scheme-making power (1) This paragraph applies where a tender exercise is held...
14.In paragraph 12, for “operational purposes” substitute “construction, commissioning or...
15.For paragraph 13 substitute— On an application for a property scheme, no scheme may...
16.In paragraph 14— (a) in sub-paragraph (4), for “operational purposes”...
17.In paragraph 15(2), for “operational purposes” substitute “construction, commissioning or...
19.In paragraph 25(2), for “operational purposes” substitute “construction, commissioning or...
20.In paragraph 30, for “operational purposes” substitute “construction, commissioning or...
23.After paragraph 36 insert— Transmission owner and distribution network owner...
24.In paragraph 38(1)— (a) at the appropriate place insert— “construction,...
25.(1) In Schedule 4 (powers of licence holders), paragraph 6...
Mergers of energy network enterprises
Part 1 Further duties of Competition and Markets Authority to make references
Part 2 Consequential amendments of Part 3 of Enterprise Act 2002
6.In section 33(3)(c) (circumstances in which references in relation to...
7.(1) Section 42 (intervention by Secretary of State in certain...
8.In section 56(2) (competition cases where intervention on public interest...
11.(1) Section 72 (initial enforcement orders: completed or anticipated mergers)...
12.(1) Section 73 (undertakings in lieu of references) is amended...
13.(1) Section 73A (time-limits for consideration of undertakings) is amended...
14.(1) Section 74 (effect of undertakings under section 73) is...
15.In section 77(1)(a) (restrictions on certain dealings: completed mergers), after...
16.In section 78(1)(a) (restrictions on certain share dealings: anticipated mergers),...
18.In section 80(1), (7) and (8) (interim undertakings), for “or...
19.In section 81(1), (7) and (8) (interim orders), for “or...
20.In section 82(3) and (4) (final undertakings), for “or 33”...
21.In section 84(5) (final orders), for “or 33” substitute “,...
22.(1) Section 100 (exceptions to protection given by merger notices)...
23.In section 104(6) (certain duties of relevant authorities to consult),...
24.In section 105(1) (general information duties of CMA), for “or...
25.(1) Section 106 (advice and information about references) is amended...
26.(1) Section 107 (further publicity requirements) is amended as follows....
27.In section 109(A1)(a) (attendance of witnesses and production of documents...
28.In section 110A(5) and (6) (restriction on powers to impose...
29.In section 110B(1) and (2) (restriction on powers to impose...
30.In section 121(3)(a) (fees), for “or 33” substitute “, 33,...
31.In section 124(5) (orders and regulations), at the beginning insert...
32.In section 127(3) (associated person), for “or 62” substitute “,...
33.(1) The table in section 130 (index of defined expressions)...
34.(1) Schedule 7 (enforcement regime for public interest and special...
Multi-purpose interconnectors: consequential amendments
2.In section 3A (principal objective and general duties of Secretary...
3.In section 3F(2) (Gas and Electricity Markets Authority to cooperate...
5.In section 29 (regulations relating to supply and safety)—
6.In section 30 (electrical inspectors), in subsection (2)(a), after “interconnectors”...
8.In subsection 44B (meaning of “section 44B dispute”), in subsection...
9.In section 56A(4) (scope of power to alter activities requiring...
10.In section 58(2) (direction restricting the use of certain information),...
11.In section 98(1) (provision of statistical information), after “interconnectors” insert...
18.Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5th June 2019 on the internal market for electricity (recast)
Part 2 General provision as to the Regulator
4.(1) The regulations may provide for the Regulator to have...
7.(1) The regulations may require the Regulator to collect information...
8.(1) The regulations may make provision requiring the Regulator to...
9.(1) The regulations may make provision restricting the disclosure of...
10.(1) The regulations may make provision for the purpose of...
25.(1) The regulations may, in relation to England and Wales...
26.(1) The regulations may make provision about the contents of...
27.The regulations may provide for the Regulator to make payments...
28.(1) The regulations may provide for the modification by the...
30.(1) The regulations may provide— (a) for the revocation of...
53.The regulations may— (a) impose duties, in circumstances specified by...
54.The regulations may— (a) make provision as to the meters...
55.The regulations may— (a) prohibit the making of a charge...
56.The regulations may— (a) confer powers to enter premises for...
57.The regulations may revoke or amend the Heat Network (Metering...
59.(1) The regulations may provide for the Regulator, from time...
60.(1) The regulations may make provision about the steps to...
63.Consumer complaints and dispute resolution arrangements: Northern Ireland
64.The regulations may, in relation to Northern Ireland, make provision...
65.Documents for Citizens Advice, Consumer Scotland and the General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland
Petroleum licences: amendments to model clauses
Part 1 Petroleum (Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 1995
1.In the Petroleum (Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/1436),...
2.After clause 37 insert— Change in control of Licensee (1) This clause applies if— (a) the Licensee is a...
3.(1) Clause 38 (power of revocation) is amended as follows....
4.(1) Clause 38A (power of partial revocation) is amended as...
Part 2 Petroleum (Current Model Clauses) Order 1999
7.After clause 38 insert— Change in control of Licensee (1) This clause applies if— (a) the Licensee is a...
8.(1) Clause 39 (power of revocation) is amended as follows....
9.(1) Clause 39A (power of partial revocation) is amended as...
11.After clause 36 insert— Change in control of Licensee (1) This clause applies if— (a) the Licensee is a...
12.(1) Clause 37 (power of revocation) is amended as follows....
13.(1) Clause 37A (power of partial revocation) is amended as...
15.After clause 37 insert— Change in control of Licensee (1) This clause applies if— (a) the Licensee is a...
16.(1) Clause 38 (power of revocation) is amended as follows....
17.(1) Clause 38A (power of partial revocation) is amended as...
19.After clause 39 insert— Change in control of Licensee (1) This clause applies if— (a) the Licensee is a...
20.(1) Clause 40 (power of revocation) is amended as follows....
21.(1) Clause 40A (power of partial revocation) is amended as...
23.After clause 38 insert— Change in control of Licensee (1) This clause applies if— (a) the Licensee is a...
24.(1) Clause 39 (power of revocation) is amended as follows....
25.(1) Clause 39A (power of partial revocation) is amended as...
27.After clause 35 insert— Change in control of Licensee (1) This clause applies if— (a) the Licensee is a...
28.(1) Clause 36 (power of revocation) is amended as follows....
29.(1) Clause 36A (power of partial revocation) is amended as...
31.After clause 41 insert— Change in control of Licensee (1) This clause applies if— (a) the Licensee is a...
32.(1) Clause 42 (power of revocation) is amended as follows....
33.(1) Clause 42A (power of partial revocation) is amended as...
35.After clause 41 insert— Change in control of Licensee (1) This clause applies if— (a) the Licensee is a...
36.(1) Clause 42 (power of revocation) is amended as follows....
37.(1) Clause 42A (power of partial revocation) is amended as...
39.After clause 32 insert— Change in control of Licensee (1) This clause applies if— (a) the Licensee is a...
40.(1) Clause 33 (power of revocation) is amended as follows....
41.(1) Clause 33A (power of partial revocation) is amended as...
43.After clause 34 insert— Change in control of Licensee (1) This clause applies if— (a) the Licensee is a...
44.(1) Clause 35 (power of revocation) is amended as follows....
45.(1) Clause 35A (power of partial revocation) is amended as...
48.After clause 37 insert— Change in control of Licensee (1) This clause applies if— (a) the Licensee is a...
49.(1) Clause 38 (power of revocation) is amended as follows....
50.(1) Clause 38A (power of partial revocation) is amended as...
52.After clause 38 insert— Change in control of Licensee (1) This clause applies if— (a) the Licensee is a...
53.(1) Clause 39 (power of revocation) is amended as follows....
54.(1) Clause 39A (power of partial revocation) is amended as...
56.After clause 36 insert— Change in control of Licensee (1) This clause applies if— (a) the Licensee is a...
57.(1) Clause 37 (power of revocation) is amended as follows....
58.(1) Clause 37A (power of partial revocation) is amended as...
60.After clause 35 insert— Change in control of Licensee (1) This clause applies if— (a) the Licensee is a...
61.(1) Clause 36 (power of revocation) is amended as follows....
62.(1) Clause 36A (power of partial revocation) is amended as...
Part 4 Petroleum Licensing (Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 2008
63.In the Petroleum Licensing (Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 2008 (S.I....
64.After clause 40 insert— Change in control of Licensee (1) This clause applies if— (a) the Licensee is a...
65.(1) Clause 41 (power of revocation) is amended as follows....
66.(1) Clause 42 (power of partial revocation) is amended as...
Part 5 Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 2014
67.In the Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations...
68.After clause 40 insert— Change in control of Licensee (1) This clause applies if— (a) the Licensee is a...
69.(1) Clause 41 (power of revocation) is amended as follows....
70.(1) Clause 42 (power of partial revocation) is amended as...
Accession to Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage
1.In section 13 of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (“the...
2.(1) Section 16 of the 1965 Act (satisfaction of claims)...
3.In section 16A of the 1965 Act (section 16: supplementary),...
5.In section 17 of 1965 Act (jurisdiction, shared liability and...
8.(1) Section 26 of the 1965 Act (interpretation) is amended...
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