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Energy Act 2011 in Northern Ireland

2011 c. 16 · Enacted 18 October 2011 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision for the arrangement and financing of energy efficiency improvements to be made to properties by owners and occupiers; about the energy efficiency of properties in the private rented sector; about the promotion by energy companies of reductions in carbon emissions and home-heating costs; about information relating to energy consumption, efficiency and tariffs; for increasing the security of energy supplies; about access to upstream petroleum infrastructure and downstream gas processing facilities; about a special administration regime for energy supply companies; about designations under the Continental Shelf Act 1964; about licence modifications relating to offshore transmission and distribution of electricity; about the security of nuclear construction sites; about the decommissioning of nuclear sites and offshore infrastructure; for the use of pipelines for carbon capture and storage; for an annual report on contribution to carbon emissions reduction targets; for action relating to the energy efficiency of residential accommodation in England; for the generation of electricity from renewable sources; about renewable heat incentives in Northern Ireland; about the powers of the Coal Authority; for an amendment of section 137 of the Energy Act 2004; for the amendment and repeal of measures relating to home energy efficiency; and for connected purposes.

[18th October 2011]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Chapter 1: Green deal
  2. Introductory
  3. 1Green deal plans
  4. 2Green deal plans: supplementary
  5. 3Framework regulations
  6. Green deal plan
  7. 4Assessment of property etc
  8. 5Terms of plan etc
  9. 6Consents and redress etc
  10. 7Installation of improvements
  11. 8Confirmation of plan
  12. Disclosure of green deal plan etc
  13. 12Disclosure of green deal plan etc in connection with sale or letting out
  14. 13Disclosure of green deal plan in connection with other transactions etc
  15. 14Acknowledgment of green deal plan on sale or letting out
  16. 16Sanctions for non-compliance with obligations under sections 12 to 15
  17. Modifying energy licences
  18. 17Power to modify energy licences in connection with green deal payments
  19. 18Power to modify energy supply licences to make provision as to default in green deal payments
  20. 19Power to modify energy supply licences to require provision of information
  21. 21Powers under sections 17 to 20: consultation
  22. 22Powers under sections 17 to 20: supplementary
  23. Gas and electricity codes
  24. 23Recovering green deal payments: gas suppliers
  25. 24Recovering green deal payments: electricity suppliers
  26. Modifying consumer credit legislation
  27. 27Duties to give debtors information and statements
  28. 28Exemption from requirement to give notice of sums in arrears
  29. 29Early repayment of green deal finance
  30. Delegation and exercise of functions
  31. 31Delegation and conferring of functions
  32. 32Exercise of scheme functions on behalf of the Secretary of State or a public body
  33. 33Duty to report
  34. General
  35. 34Power of Secretary of State to deal with special circumstances
  36. 35Appeals
  37. 36Funding for energy efficiency advice
  38. 37Preparatory expenditure: framework regulations
  39. 38Green deal installation apprenticeships
  40. 39Parliamentary procedure in relation to code of practice
  41. 40Regulations and orders
  42. 41Crown application: Chapter 1
  43. Introductory
  44. 42Meaning of “domestic PR property” and “non-domestic PR property”: England and Wales
  45. Domestic energy efficiency regulations
  46. 43Domestic energy efficiency regulations
  47. 44Further provision about domestic energy efficiency regulations
  48. 45Sanctions for the purposes of domestic energy efficiency regulations
  49. Tenants' energy efficiency improvements regulations
  50. 46Tenants' energy efficiency improvements regulations
  51. 47Further provision about tenants' energy efficiency improvements regulations
  52. 48Sanctions for the purposes of tenants' energy efficiency improvements regulations
  53. Non-domestic energy efficiency regulations
  54. 49Non-domestic energy efficiency regulations
  55. 50Further provision about non-domestic energy efficiency regulations
  56. 51Sanctions for the purposes of non-domestic energy efficiency regulations
  57. General
  58. 52Regulations and orders: Chapter 2
  59. 53Crown application: Chapter 2
  60. Introductory
  61. 54Meaning of “domestic PR property” and “non-domestic PR property”: Scotland
  62. Scottish domestic energy efficiency regulations
  63. 55Scottish domestic energy efficiency regulations
  64. 56Further provision about Scottish domestic energy efficiency regulations
  65. 57Sanctions for the purposes of Scottish domestic energy efficiency regulations
  66. Scottish tenants' energy efficiency improvements regulations
  67. 58Scottish tenants' energy efficiency improvements regulations
  68. 59Further provision about Scottish tenants' energy efficiency improvements regulations
  69. 60Sanctions for the purposes of Scottish tenants' energy efficiency improvements regulations
  70. Scottish non-domestic energy efficiency regulations
  71. 61Scottish non-domestic energy efficiency regulations
  72. 62Further provision about Scottish non-domestic energy efficiency regulations
  73. 63Sanctions for the purposes of Scottish non-domestic energy efficiency regulations
  74. General
  75. 64Regulations and orders: Chapter 3
  76. 65Crown application: Chapter 3
  77. Chapter 4: Reducing carbon emissions and home-heating costs
  78. 66Promotion of reductions in carbon emissions: gas transporters and suppliers
  79. 67Promotion of reductions in carbon emissions: electricity generators, distributors and suppliers
  80. 68Promotion of reductions in home-heating costs: gas transporters and suppliers
  81. 69Promotion of reductions in home-heating costs: electricity distributors and suppliers
  82. 70Overall home-heating cost reduction targets
  83. 71Power of Secretary of State to require information: carbon emissions reduction targets and home-heating cost reduction targets
  84. 72Minor and consequential amendments
  85. Chapter 5: Information about energy consumption, efficiency and tariffs
  86. Smart meters
  87. Energy performance certificates
  88. 76Power to modify energy supply licences: information about tariffs Repealed
  89. 77Power to modify energy supply licences: procedure and supplemental Repealed
  90. 78General duties of the Secretary of State Repealed
  91. Chapter 1: Electricity supply
  92. 79Annual report by Gas and Electricity Markets Authority on security of electricity supply
  93. 80Annual report by Secretary of State on security of energy supplies
  94. Chapter 2: Gas supply
  95. 81Power of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority to direct a modification of the Uniform Network Code
  96. 87AAppeals against requirements to provide information
  97. 87BSanctions for failure to provide information
  98. 89AAssignments and assignations of applications
  99. 89BTransfers of ownership
  100. 91Meaning of “associate” for the purposes of section 82
  101. Chapter 4: Downstream gas processing facilities
  102. 92Acquisition of rights to use gas processing facilities for downstream purposes
  103. Special administration under the Energy Act 2004
  104. 93Amendment of section 166 of the Energy Act 2004
  105. Special administration under this Chapter
  106. 94Energy supply company administration orders
  107. 95Objective of an energy supply company administration
  108. 96Application of certain provisions of the Energy Act 2004 in relation to esc administration orders
  109. 97Conduct of administration, transfer schemes, etc
  110. 98Modifications of particular or standard conditions
  111. 99Licence conditions to secure funding of energy supply company administration
  112. 100Modifications under the Enterprise Act 2002
  113. 101Power to make further modifications of insolvency legislation
  114. 102Interpretation of Chapter 5
  115. Chapter 6: Continental shelf
  116. 103Revocation etc of designations under Continental Shelf Act 1964
  117. Part 3: Measures for reducing carbon emissions
  118. 104Offshore transmission and distribution of electricity: extension of time for licence modifications and property scheme applications
  119. 105Regulation of security of nuclear construction sites
  120. 106Agreement about modifying decommissioning programme
  121. 107Abandonment: infrastructure converted for CCS demonstration projects
  122. 108Carbon dioxide pipelines: powers of compulsory acquisition
  123. 109Contribution to carbon budgeting under the Climate Change Act 2008 Not yet in force
  124. 110Energy efficiency aim Not yet in force
  125. 111Adjustment of electricity transmission charges
  126. 112Electricity from renewable sources: National Park authorities and Broads Authority
  127. Northern Ireland: renewable heat incentives
  128. 113Renewable heat incentives in Northern Ireland
  129. 114Power for Gas and Electricity Markets Authority to act on behalf of Northern Ireland authority in connection with scheme under section 113
  130. Miscellaneous
  131. 117Amendment of section 137 of the Energy Act 2004 Not yet in force
  132. 118Amendment and repeal of measures relating to home energy efficiency
  133. General
  134. 119Consultation
  135. 120Extent
  136. 121Commencement
  137. 122Short title
  138. Schedule 1: Reducing carbon emissions and home-heating costs: minor and consequential amendments
  139. Gas Act 1986
  140. 1Paragraph 1
  141. Electricity Act 1989
  142. 2Paragraph 2
  143. 3Paragraph 3
  144. 4Paragraph 4
  145. 5Paragraph 5
  146. 6Paragraph 6
  147. Utilities Act 2000
  148. 7Paragraph 7
  149. 8Paragraph 8
  150. 9Paragraph 9
  151. Schedule 2: Upstream petroleum infrastructure: minor and consequential amendments
  152. Pipe-lines Act 1962
  153. 1Paragraph 1
  154. 2Paragraph 2
  155. 3Paragraph 3
  156. 4Paragraph 4
  157. 5Paragraph 5
  158. 6Paragraph 6
  159. 7Paragraph 7
  160. Petroleum Act 1998
  161. 8Paragraph 8
  162. 9Paragraph 9
  163. 10Paragraph 10
  164. 11Paragraph 11
  165. 12Paragraph 12
  166. 13Paragraph 13
  167. 14Paragraph 14
  168. 15Paragraph 15
  169. Energy Act 2008
  170. 16Paragraph 16
  171. 17Paragraph 17
  172. 18Paragraph 18