# The Energy Act 2023 (Commencement No. 5, Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026, Regulation 1: Citation and interpretation


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Energy Act 2023 (Commencement No. 5, Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the 2012 Regulations” means the Offshore (Oil and Gas) Installation and Pipeline Abandonment Fees Regulations 2012;
“the appointed day” means 30th September 2026;
“proposal to revise a relevant abandonment programme” means an abandonment programme in relation to an offshore installation, or for a submarine pipeline that is not a carbon capture and storage pipeline;
“relevant abandonment programme” means an abandonment programme in relation to—
(a) an offshore installation, or
(b) a submarine pipeline that is not a carbon capture and storage pipeline.
(3) For the purposes of the definition of “relevant abandonment programme” in paragraph (2)—
(a) “abandonment programme”, “offshore installation” and “submarine pipeline” have the meanings given in section 45 of the Petroleum Act 1998, and
(b) “carbon capture and storage pipeline” has the meaning given in regulation 1(4) of the 2012 Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/846/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2023-commencement-no-5-saving-provisions-regulations-2026/regulation-1
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