# Energy Act 2023, Paragraph 6: Powers and duties under statutory provisions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A scheme may contain provision for some or all of the powers and duties to which this paragraph applies—
(a) to be transferred to the transferee,
(b) to become powers and duties that are exercisable, or must be performed, concurrently by two or more transferees, or
(c) to become powers and duties that are exercisable, or must be performed, concurrently by a transferor and a transferee.
(2) Provision falling within sub-paragraph (1) may apply to powers and duties only in so far as they are exercisable or required to be performed in the area specified or described in the provision.
(3) The powers and duties to which this paragraph applies are the powers and duties conferred or imposed upon the transferor by or under an enactment, so far as those powers and duties are connected with—
(a) the undertaking of the transferor to the extent the scheme relates to that undertaking, or
(b) any property, rights or liabilities to be transferred in accordance with the scheme.
(4) The powers and duties mentioned in sub-paragraph (3) include, in particular, powers and duties relating to the carrying out of works or the acquisition of land.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/schedule/4/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2023/schedule-4/paragraph-6
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