{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-act-2000-amendment-of-section-105-order-2026/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-act-2000-amendment-of-section-105-order-2026/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/149",
  "legislation_title": "The Utilities Act 2000 (Amendment of Section 105) Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-act-2000-amendment-of-section-105-order-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENERGY\nMade 19th February 2026\nLaid before Parliament 23rd February 2026\nComing into force 16th March 2026\nThe Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 105 (7) of the Utilities Act 2000.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 27. Section 105(1)(a) was amended by the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20), sections 186(a), 198(2); S.I. 2004/2575, article 2(1), Schedule 1; the Energy Act 2008 (c. 32), section 110(2), Schedule 5 paragraph 15(a); S.I. 2009/45, article 2(e)(iv); S.I. 2009/45, article 2(e)(iv); the Energy Act 2010 (c. 27), section 38(3), Schedule paragraph 16(a); the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), sections 52, 156(2); the Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Act 2018(c. 21) , sections 11(4)(a), 13(2); the Nuclear Energy (Financing) Act 2022 (c. 15), sections 44(2)(d), Schedule paragraph 2(3)(a); the Energy Prices Act 2022 (c. 44), section 30(6), Schedule 7 paragraph 6(a) (with section 29); the Energy Act 2023 (c. 52), section 334(3)(a), Schedule 5 paragraph 5(a); S.I. 2024/957, regulation 2(a) and S.I. 2024/706, regulations 1(1), 5(6)(a). Section 105(3)(ac) was inserted by the Energy Prices Act 2022 (c. 44), section 30(6), Schedule 7 paragraph 6(b) (with section 29). Section 105(11A) was inserted by the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (c. 17), section 66(2), Schedule 7 paragraph 20(d); S.I. 2008/2550, article 2, Schedule. Section 105(11A) was amended by S.I. 2014/631, article 1(3), Schedule 1 paragraph 8(9)(c) (with Schedule 1 paragraph 28, Schedule 2 paragraphs 13 to 15) and S.I. 2022/34, article 1(1), Schedule paragraph 5(6)(d) (with article 5). Section 105(11B) was inserted by S.I. 2011/2704, regulations 1(1), 36(2). There are other amendments to section 105 which are not relevant."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/149/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:05:58.022993+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."
}