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EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department of Energy and Climate
Change, are published separately as Bill 100—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Secretary Edward Davey has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of
the Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Energy Bill are compatible with the Convention
rights.

Contents

  1. Part 1

    Electricity Market Reform

    1. Chapter 1

      General considerations

      1. 1. General considerations relating to this Part

    2. Chapter 2

      Contracts for Difference

      1. 2. Regulations to encourage low carbon electricity generation

      2. 3. Designation of a CFD counterparty

      3. 4. Duties of a CFD counterparty

      4. 5. Supplier obligation

      5. 6. Direction to offer to contract

      6. 7. Payments to electricity suppliers

      7. 8. Application of sums held by a CFD counterparty

      8. 9. Information and advice

      9. 10. Functions of the Authority

      10. 11. Regulations: further provision

      11. 12. Enforcement

      12. 13. Order for maximum cost and targets

      13. 14. Consultation

      14. 15. Shadow directors, etc.

      15. 16. Licence modifications

    3. Chapter 3

      Capacity Market

      1. 17. Power to make electricity capacity regulations

      2. 18. Capacity agreements

      3. 19. Capacity auctions

      4. 20. Settlement body

      5. 21. Functions of the Authority or the national system operator

      6. 22. Other requirements

      7. 23. Electricity capacity regulations: information and advice

      8. 24. Enforcement and dispute resolution

      9. 25. Licence modifications for the purpose of the capacity market

      10. 26. Amendment of enactments

      11. 27. Principal objective and general duties

      12. 28. Regulations under Chapter 3

    4. Chapter 4

      Conflicts of interest and contingency arrangements

      1. 29. Modifications of transmission and other licences: business separation

      2. 30. Power to transfer EMR functions

      3. 31. Orders under section 30: fees and other supplementary provision

      4. 32. Energy administration orders

    5. Chapter 5

      Investment contracts

      1. 33. Investment contracts

    6. Chapter 6

      Access to markets etc

      1. 34. Power to modify licence conditions etc: market participation and liquidity

      2. 35. Power to modify licence conditions etc to facilitate investment in electricity
        generation

      3. 36. Licence modifications under sections 34 and 35: further provisions

    7. Chapter 7

      The renewables obligation: transitional arrangements

      1. 37. Transition to certificate purchase scheme

    8. Chapter 8

      Emissions performance standard

      1. 38. Duty not to exceed annual carbon dioxide emissions limit

      2. 39. Suspension etc of emissions limit in exceptional circumstances

      3. 40. Monitoring and enforcement

      4. 41. Interpretation of Chapter 8

      5. 42. Regulations under Chapter 8

    9. Chapter 9

      Miscellaneous

      1. 43. Exemption from liability in damages

      2. 44. Licence modifications: general

      3. 45. Consequential amendments

      4. 46. Review of Part 1

  2. Part 2

    Nuclear Regulation

    1. Chapter 1

      The ONR’s purposes

      1. 47. The ONR’s purposes

      2. 48. Nuclear safety purposes

      3. 49. Nuclear site health and safety purposes

      4. 50. Nuclear security purposes

      5. 51. Notice by Secretary of State to ONR specifying sensitive nuclear information

      6. 52. Nuclear safeguards purposes

      7. 53. Transport purposes

    2. Chapter 2

      Nuclear regulations

      1. 54. Nuclear regulations

      2. 55. Nuclear regulations: offences

      3. 56. Civil liability for breach of nuclear regulations

    3. Chapter 3

      Office for Nuclear Regulation

      1. 57. The Office for Nuclear Regulation

    4. Chapter 4

      Functions of the ONR

      1. Functions of ONR: general

        1. 58. Principal function

        2. 59. Codes of practice

        3. 60. Proposals about orders and regulations

        4. 61. Enforcement of relevant statutory provisions

        5. 62. Inspectors

        6. 63. Investigations

        7. 64. Inquiries

        8. 65. Inquiries: payments and charges

      2. Other functions

        1. 66. Provision of information

        2. 67. Research, training etc

        3. 68. Provision of information or advice to relevant authorities

        4. 69. Arrangements with government departments etc

        5. 70. Provision of services or facilities

      3. Exercise of functions: general

        1. 71. Directions from Secretary of State

        2. 72. Compliance with nuclear safeguards obligations

        3. 73. Consent of Secretary of State for certain communications

        4. 74. Power to arrange for exercise of functions by others

        5. 75. Co-operation between ONR and Health and Safety Executive

      4. Information etc

        1. 76. Power to obtain information

        2. 77. Powers of HMRC in relation to information

        3. 78. HMRC power to seize articles etc to facilitate ONR and inspectors

        4. 79. Disclosure of information

      5. Fees

        1. 80. Fees

    5. Chapter 5

      Supplementary

      1. General duties of employers, employees and others

        1. 81. General duty of employees at work in relation to requirements imposed on
          others

        2. 82. Duty not to interfere with or misuse certain things provided under statutory
          requirements

        3. 83. Duty not to charge employees for certain things

      2. Offences

        1. 84. Offences relating to false information and deception

        2. 85. Provision relating to offences under certain relevant statutory provisions

      3. Supplementary

        1. 86. Reporting requirements of Secretary of State

        2. 87. Notices etc

        3. 88. Electronic delivery of notices etc

        4. 89. Crown application: Part 2

        5. 90. Interpretation of Part 2

        6. 91. Subordinate legislation under Part 2

        7. 92. Transitional provision etc

        8. 93. Transfer of staff etc

        9. 94. Minor and consequential amendments

        10. 95. Application of Part 2

        11. 96. Review of Part 2

  3. Part 3

    Government Pipe-line and Storage System

    1. 97. Meaning of “government pipe-line and storage system”

    2. 98. Rights in relation to the government pipe-line and storage system

    3. 99. Right of entry

    4. 100. Warrants for the purposes of section 99

    5. 101. Registration of rights

    6. 102. Compensation

    7. 103. Right to transfer the government pipe-line and storage system

    8. 104. Application of the Pipe-lines Act 1962

    9. 105. Rights apart from Part 3

    10. 106. Repeals

    11. 107. Power to dissolve the Oil and Pipelines Agency by order

    12. 108. Crown application: Part 3

  4. Part 4

    Strategy and Policy Statement

    1. 109. Designation of statement

    2. 110. Duties in relation to statement

    3. 111. Exceptions from section 110 duties

    4. 112. Review

    5. 113. Procedural requirements

    6. 114. Principal objective and general duties in preparation of statement

    7. 115. Reporting requirements

    8. 116. Consequential provision

  5. Part 5

    Miscellaneous

    1. Consumer redress orders

      1. 117. Consumer redress orders

    2. Offshore transmission

      1. 118. Offshore transmission systems

    3. Nuclear decommissioning costs

      1. 119. Fees in respect of decommissioning and clean-up of nuclear sites

    4. Review

      1. 120. Review of Part 5

  6. Part 6

    Final

    1. 121. Interpretation of Act

    2. 122. Transfer schemes

    3. 123. Financial provisions

    4. 124. Extent

    5. 125. Commencement

    6. 126. Short title

    1. Schedule 1

      CFD counterparties: transfer schemes

    2. Schedule 2

      Orders under section 30: transfer schemes

    3. Schedule 3

      Investment contracts

      1. Part 1

        Introductory

      2. Part 2

        Regulations: general

      3. Part 3

        Further provision about an investment contract counterparty
        and a CFD counterparty

      4. Part 4

        Transfers

      5. Part 5

        Supplementary

    4. Schedule 4

      Application and modification of emissions limit duty

    5. Schedule 5

      Emissions limit duty: monitoring and enforcement

    6. Schedule 6

      Nuclear regulations

      1. Part 1

        Introductory

      2. Part 2

        Examples of provision that may be made by nuclear
        regulations

    7. Schedule 7

      The Office for Nuclear Regulation

    8. Schedule 8

      Inspectors

      1. Part 1

        Appointment and powers of inspectors

      2. Part 2

        Powers exercisable by inspectors authorised by instrument of
        appointment: improvement notices and prohibition notices

      3. Part 3

        Other powers exercisable by inspector if authorised by
        instrument of appointment

      4. Part 4

        Supplementary

    9. Schedule 9

      Disclosure of information

      1. Part 1

        Prohibition on disclosure of protected information

      2. Part 2

        Offences relating to disclosure and use of protected
        information

      3. Part 3

        Protected information: permitted disclosures and restrictions
        on use

      4. Part 4

        General

    10. Schedule 10

      Provisions relating to offences

    11. Schedule 11

      Transfers to the Office for Nuclear Regulation

      1. Part 1

        Introductory

      2. Part 2

        Staff transfer schemes

      3. Part 3

        Property transfer schemes

      4. Part 4

        Procedure for making or modifying schemes under this
        Schedule

    12. Schedule 12

      Minor and consequential amendments relating to Part 2

      1. Part 1

        Amendments of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

      2. Part 2

        Nuclear safety

      3. Part 3

        Nuclear security

      4. Part 4

        Nuclear safeguards

      5. Part 5

        Other enactments

    13. Schedule 13

      Transfer schemes under section 107

    14. Schedule 14

      Consumer redress orders

      1. Part 1

        Gas consumers

      2. Part 2

        Electricity consumers

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