{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2008/section-82O",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2008/section-82O.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/32",
  "legislation_title": "Energy Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2008",
  "path": "section/82O",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "82O",
  "heading": "Criminal proceedings",
  "text": "(1) Proceedings for a relevant offence may be taken, and the offence may for all incidental purposes be treated as having been committed, in any place in the United Kingdom.\n(2) Section 3 of the Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act 1878 (restriction on prosecutions) does not apply to any proceedings for a relevant offence.\n(3) In this section “ relevant offence ” means—\n(a) an offence under this Part, or\n(b) an offence created by regulations under section 82N.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 4A inserted (12.11.2009 for specified purposes, 6.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), ss. 314(1), 324(1)(c), 324(1)(d); S.I. 2011/556, art. 3(2)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/32/section/82O",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:30.740276+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}