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Energy Act 2010

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Contents: 42 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 Financial assistance
  3. 2 Assistance schemes: further provision
  4. 3 Regulations relating to assistance schemes
  5. 4 Electricity supply levy
  6. 5 Reports on decarbonisation and CCS progress
  7. 6 The administrator
  8. 7 CCS demonstration projects and additional CCS use
  9. 8 Interpretation of Part
  10. 9 Schemes for reducing fuel poverty
  11. 10 Schemes for reducing fuel poverty: supplementary
  12. 11 Reconciliation mechanism: regulations
  13. 12 Reconciliation mechanism: licence modifications
  14. 13 Duty of Authority to keep schemes under review
  15. 14 Regulations under Part 2: procedure etc
  16. 14A Power of the Scottish Ministers to make schemes under Part 2
  17. 15 Schemes for reducing fuel poverty: interpretation
  18. 16 Amendments of section 4AA of the Gas Act 1986
  19. 17 Amendments of section 3A of the Electricity Act 1989
  20. 18 Power to make modifications
  21. 19 The Authority's interpretation and enforcement of modifications
  22. 20 Final and provisional orders: appeals
  23. 21 Penalties: appeals
  24. 22 Further appeals
  25. 23 Expiry of power
  26. 24 Time limit for the imposition of financial penalties
  27. 25 Modifications of supply licences: notice of unilateral changes to domestic supply contracts
  28. 26 Adjustment of charges to help disadvantaged groups of customers
  29. 27 Schemes: supplementary
  30. 28 Regulations adjusting energy charges: supplementary
  31. 29 Adjustment of energy charges: interpretation
  32. 30 General duties of the Authority and the Secretary of State
  33. 31 Orders and regulations
  34. 32 Modifications of licences etc: Parliamentary procedure
  35. 33 Licence modifications etc
  36. 34 Interpretation of Act
  37. 35 Consequential amendments
  38. 36 Financial provisions
  39. 37 Extent
  40. 38 Commencement
  41. 39 Short title
  42. SCHEDULE Consequential Amendments

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SCHEDULE Consequential Amendments

Section 35 Gas Act 1986 1 The Gas Act 1986 is amended as follows. 2 (1) In section 28(8) (orders for securing compliance), in the definition of “relevant requirement”— (a) for “, 33F, 41A or 41B” substitute “ or 33F ”; (b) at the end insert “ or section 9 or 11 of the Energy Act 2010 (schemes for reducing fuel poverty) or sections 26 to 29 of that Act (adjustment of charges to help disadvantaged groups of customers) ”. (2) Nothing in sub-paragraph (1)(b) is to be taken to limit the kind of provision that can be made by regulations under section 9 or 11 about enforcement of a requirement imposed by, or payment of a sum due under, the regulations. 3 Omit sections 41A and 41B (adjustment of charges to help disadvantaged groups of electricity customers). 4 In section 64(2) (provisions as to orders), omit “41A,”. Electricity Act 1989 5 The Electricity Act 1989 is amended as follows. 6 (1) In section 25(8) (orders for securing compliance), in the definition of “relevant requirement”— (a) for “, 42C, 43A or 43B” substitute “ or 42C ”; (b) at the end insert “ or section 9 or 11 of the Energy Act 2010 (schemes for reducing fuel poverty) or sections 26 to 29 of that Act (adjustment of charges to help disadvantaged groups of customers) ”. (2) Nothing in sub-paragraph (1)(b) is to be taken to limit the kind of provision that can be made by regulations under section 9 or 11 about enforcement of a requirement imposed by, or payment of a sum due under, the regulations. 7 In section 27 (validity and effect of orders), after subsection (8) insert— (9) Subsections (1) to (3) do not apply in the case of a final or provisional order that relates to a relevant condition imposed by the exercise of the power in section 18(1) of the Energy Act 2010 (prevention of exploitation of electricity trading and transmission arrangements). (10) For provision about appeals relating to such orders, see section 20 of the Energy Act 2010. 8 In section 27E (appeals), after subsection (9) insert— (10) This section does not apply in the case of a penalty that relates to a relevant condition imposed by the exercise of the power in section 18(1) of the Energy Act 2010 (prevention of exploitation of electricity trading and transmission arrangements). (11) For provision about appeals relating to such penalties, see section 21 of the Energy Act 2010. 9 Omit sections 43A and 43B (adjustment of charges to help disadvantaged groups of gas customers). 10 In section 106(2) (provisions as to orders), omit “43A,”. Utilities Act 2000 11 The Utilities Act 2000 is amended as follows. 12 In section 33(1) (standard conditions of electricity licences)— (a) after paragraph (c) omit “or”; (b) after paragraph (d) insert or (e) under the Energy Act 2010. 13 Omit section 69 (help for disadvantaged groups of electricity customers). 14 In section 81(2) (standard conditions of gas licences)— (a) for “2004 or” substitute “ 2004, ”; (b) after “2008” insert “ or under the Energy Act 2010 ”. 15 Omit section 98 (help for disadvantaged groups of gas customers). 16 In section 105 (general restrictions on disclosure of information)— (a) in subsection (1), after “2004” insert “ or Part 2 or section 27 or 28 of the Energy Act 2010 ”; (b) in subsection (3)(a), after “2008” insert “ , Part 2 or section 28 of the Energy Act 2010 ”.

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