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Energy Bill

 
 

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department of Energy and Climate

Change, are published separately as Bill 4—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.

 
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Energy Bill

 

 
 

Contents

Part 1

Decarbonisation

1   

Decarbonisation target range

2   

Matters to be taken into account

3   

Further duties of the Secretary of State

4   

Meaning and calculation of “carbon intensity of electricity generation in Great

Britain”

Part 2

Electricity Market Reform

Chapter 1

General considerations

5   

General considerations relating to this Part

Chapter 2

Contracts for Difference

6   

Regulations to encourage low carbon electricity generation

7   

Designation of a CFD counterparty

8   

Duties of a CFD counterparty

9   

Supplier obligation

10   

Direction to offer to contract

11   

Payments to electricity suppliers

12   

Application of sums held by a CFD counterparty

13   

Information and advice

14   

Functions of the Authority

15   

Regulations: further provision

16   

Enforcement

17   

Order for maximum cost and targets

18   

Consultation

19   

Shadow directors, etc.

 

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20   

Licence modifications

Chapter 3

Capacity Market

21   

Power to make electricity capacity regulations

22   

Capacity agreements

23   

Capacity auctions

24   

Settlement body

25   

Functions of the Authority or the national system operator

26   

Other requirements

27   

Electricity capacity regulations: information and advice

28   

Enforcement and dispute resolution

29   

Licence modifications for the purpose of the capacity market

30   

Amendment of enactments

31   

Principal objective and general duties

32   

Regulations under Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Investment contracts

33   

Investment contracts

Chapter 5

Conflict of interest and contingency arrangements

34   

Modifications of transmission and other licences: business separation

35   

Power to transfer EMR functions

36   

Orders under section 35: fees and other supplementary provision

37   

Energy administration orders

Chapter 6

Access to markets etc

38   

Power to modify licence conditions etc: market participation and liquidity

39   

Power to modify licence conditions etc to facilitate investment in electricity

generation

40   

Licence modifications under sections 38 and 39: further provisions

Chapter 7

The renewables obligation: transitional arrangements

41   

Transition to certificate purchase scheme

Chapter 8

Emissions performance standard

42   

Duty not to exceed annual carbon dioxide emissions limit

 
 

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43   

Suspension etc of emissions limit in exceptional circumstances

44   

Monitoring and enforcement

45   

Interpretation of Chapter 8

46   

Regulations under Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Miscellaneous

47   

Exemption from liability in damages

48   

Licence modifications: general

49   

Consequential amendments

50   

Review of certain provisions of Part 2

Part 3

Nuclear Regulation

Chapter 1

The ONR’s purposes

51   

The ONR’s purposes

52   

Nuclear safety purposes

53   

Nuclear site health and safety purposes

54   

Nuclear security purposes

55   

Notice by Secretary of State to ONR specifying sensitive nuclear information

56   

Nuclear safeguards purposes

57   

Transport purposes

Chapter 2

Nuclear regulations

58   

Nuclear regulations

59   

Nuclear regulations: offences

60   

Civil liability for breach of nuclear regulations

Chapter 3

Office for Nuclear Regulation

61   

The Office for Nuclear Regulation

Chapter 4

Functions of the ONR

Functions of ONR: general

62   

Principal function

63   

Codes of practice

64   

Proposals about orders and regulations

65   

Enforcement of relevant statutory provisions

 
 

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66   

Inspectors

67   

Investigations

68   

Inquiries

69   

Inquiries: payments and charges

Other functions

70   

Provision of information

71   

Research, training etc

72   

Provision of information or advice to relevant authorities

73   

Arrangements with government departments etc

74   

Provision of services or facilities

Exercise of functions: general

75   

Directions from Secretary of State

76   

Compliance with nuclear safeguards obligations

77   

Consent of Secretary of State for certain communications

78   

Power to arrange for exercise of functions by others

79   

Co-operation between ONR and Health and Safety Executive

Information etc

80   

Power to obtain information

81   

Powers of HMRC in relation to information

82   

HMRC power to seize articles etc to facilitate ONR and inspectors

83   

Disclosure of information

Fees

84   

Fees

Chapter 5

Supplementary

General duties of employers, employees and others

85   

General duty of employees at work in relation to requirements imposed on

others

86   

Duty not to interfere with or misuse certain things provided under statutory

requirements

87   

Duty not to charge employees for certain things

Offences

88   

Offences relating to false information and deception

89   

Provision relating to offences under certain relevant statutory provisions

Supplementary

90   

Reporting requirements of Secretary of State

91   

Notices etc

92   

Electronic delivery of notices etc

 
 

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93   

Crown application: Part 3

94   

Interpretation of Part 3

95   

Subordinate legislation under Part 3

96   

Transitional provision etc

97   

Transfer of staff etc

98   

Minor and consequential amendments

99   

Application of Part 3

100   

Review of Part 3

Part 4

Government Pipe-line and Storage System

101   

Meaning of “government pipe-line and storage system”

102   

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

103   

Right of entry

104   

Warrants for the purposes of section 103

105   

Registration of rights

106   

Compensation

107   

Right to transfer the government pipe-line and storage system

108   

Application of the Pipe-lines Act 1962

109   

Rights apart from Part 4

110   

Repeals

111   

Power to dissolve the Oil and Pipelines Agency by order

112   

Crown application: Part 4

Part 5

Strategy and Policy Statement

113   

Designation of statement

114   

Duties in relation to statement

115   

Exceptions from section 114 duties

116   

Review

117   

Procedural requirements

118   

Principal objective and general duties in preparation of statement

119   

Reporting requirements

120   

Consequential provision

Part 6

Consumer Protection and Miscellaneous

Chapter 1

Consumer Protection

Domestic tariffs

121   

Power to modify energy supply licences: domestic supply contracts

122   

Section 121: procedure etc

123   

General duties of Secretary of State

124   

Consequential provision

 
 

 
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