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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 31(2)(b) of the Energy Act 2010, and section 143(4) and (5)(a) of the Pensions Act 2008, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

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Made 2016

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9, 10, 14(4), and 31(5) and (6) of the Energy Act 2010^f1, and sections 142, and 144(2) and (4), of the Pensions Act 2008^f2, with the consent of the Treasury^f3.

The Secretary of State has consulted the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, licensed electricity suppliers, licensed gas suppliers and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

In accordance with section 31(2)(b) of the Energy Act 2010 and section 143(4) and (5)(a) of the Pensions Act 2008 a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

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Footnotes

f1: 2010 c. 27. Sections 9 and 31 of the Energy Act 2010 will be amended by section 58 of the Scotland Act 2016 (c.11) once that section is brought into force.
f2: 2008 c. 30.
f3: The consent of the Treasury is required by section 14(3) of the Energy Act 2010 to make regulations under section 9 of that Act.