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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2011-commencement-no-1-and-saving-order-2012/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/873",
  "legislation_title": "The Energy Act 2011 (Commencement No 1 and Saving) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2011-commencement-no-1-and-saving-order-2012",
  "path": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force for all purposes the provisions of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Energy Act 2011 (which relates to the green deal), except for certain provisions which are brought into force for specified purposes only and certain provisions which are to be commenced by Scottish Ministers.\nThe provisions of Chapter 1 of Part 1 which are brought into force for specified purposes are sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 to 9 and 11 (which deal with green deal plans), sections 12, 13, 14(1) to (5) and 14(9) (which deal with disclosure of a green deal plan and related matters), and section 29 (which deals with early repayment of green deal finance). These provisions are brought into force only for the purpose of (i) interpreting provisions of the Chapter, and (ii) enabling the exercise of any power in the Chapter to make an order or regulations, or to issue a code of practice.\nThe provisions of Chapter 1 of Part 1 which are to be commenced by Scottish Ministers are section 10 (which relates to provision for Scotland regarding confirmation of a green deal plan), sections 14(6) to (8) and 15(4) (which relate to provision for Scotland regarding acknowledgement of a green deal plan) and section 35(6) (which relates to provision for Scotland for appeals).\nThis Order also brings into force\nsections 82 to 91 of the Energy Act 2011 (which relates to upstream petroleum infrastructure);\nSchedule 2 of the Energy Act 2011 (which relates to upstream petroleum infrastructure: minor and consequential amendments)\nsection 92 of the Energy Act 2011 (which relates to downstream gas processing facilities); and\nsection 108 of the Energy Act 2011 (which relates to carbon dioxide pipelines).\nThis Order also brings into force section 118 (amendment and repeal of measures relating to home energy efficiency) of the Energy Act 2011. Section 118(1) repeals the Home Energy and Conversation Act 1995 in Scotland and Wales whilst subsection (2) amends the definition of “energy conservation measure” in section 1 (interpretation) of the 1995 Act. Subsection (3) repeals section 1(1)(e) and 1(1AA) of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003 provisions which relate to annual reports on progress towards sustainable energy aims. Subsection (4) repeals section 4(13) of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003 whilst subsection (5) repeals section 217 of the Housing Act 2004 which relates to energy efficiency of residential accommodation in England.\nThis Order also makes savings for third party access applications which relate to the existing scheme for third party access applications to upstream petroleum infrastructure and downstream gas processing facilities and which are submitted to the Secretary of State before the coming into force of sections 82 to 92 and Schedule 2 of the Energy Act 2011.",
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  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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