{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2013/schedule-12/paragraph-26",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2013/schedule-12/paragraph-26.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2013/32",
  "legislation_title": "Energy Act 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2013",
  "path": "schedule/12/paragraph/26",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "26",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Section 26 (interpretation) is amended as follows.\n(2) For the definition of “the appropriate Agency” substitute—\n““the appropriate environment authority” means—\n(a) in the case of a site in England, the Environment Agency;\n(b) in the case of a site in Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;\n(c) in the case of a site in Northern Ireland, the Department of Environment in Northern Ireland;\n(d) in the case of a site in Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;\n“the appropriate national authority” means—\n(a) in relation to England and Wales and Scotland, the ONR;\n(b) in relation to Northern Ireland, the Secretary of State;”.\n(3) Omit the definition of “inspector”.\n(4) In the definition of “nuclear site licence” for “section 1(1)” substitute “ section 1(2) ”.\n(5) After the definition of “occurrence” insert—\n““ONR” means the Office for Nuclear Regulation;”.\n(6) In the definition of “period of responsibility” for “section 5(3)” substitute “ section 5(14) ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 12 para. 26 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/251, art. 4"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/32/schedule/12/paragraph/26",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:08:00.488945+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "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."
}