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(2) The total of the amounts directed to be paid under this section must not exceed | |
£60,000,000. | |
(3) At any time which falls after the giving of a direction under this section, the | |
Secretary of State is under a duty to spend the required amount for the purpose | |
of promoting the use of energy from renewable sources. | 5 |
(4) “The required amount”, for the purposes of subsection (3), is an amount of | |
money equal to the total of the amounts that at the time in question have been | |
paid into the Consolidated Fund under subsection (1), less the total of any | |
amounts that the Secretary of State has already spent under subsection (3). | |
(5) In subsection (3) “renewable sources” means sources of energy other than fossil | 10 |
fuel or nuclear fuel. | |
(6) In subsection (5) “fossil fuel” means coal, substances produced directly or | |
indirectly from coal, lignite, natural gas, crude liquid petroleum, or petroleum | |
products (and “natural gas” and “petroleum products” have the same | |
meanings as in the Energy Act 1976 (c. 76)). | 15 |
(7) The Secretary of State’s duty under subsection (3) is without prejudice to any | |
power or duty of his apart from this section to spend money for the purpose | |
mentioned in that subsection. | |
(8) In this section— | |
(a) “the Electricity Act” means the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29); and | 20 |
(b) the references to section 33 of that Act are to that section as it has effect | |
in England and Wales. | |
8 Financial provision | |
There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament— | |
(a) any expenditure of the Secretary of State under this Act; and | 25 |
(b) any increase attributable to this Act in the sums which under any other | |
Act are payable out of money so provided. | |
9 Citation, extent and commencement | |
(1) This Act may be cited as the Sustainable Energy Act 2003. | |
(2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), this Act extends to England and | 30 |
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. | |
(3) Sections 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 extend to England and Wales only. | |
(4) Section 6 extends to England and Wales and to Scotland. | |
(5) Sections 2, 4 (so far as it relates to England) and 5 shall come into force on such | |
day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument | 35 |
appoint. | |
(6) Sections 3 and 4 (so far as it relates to Wales) shall come into force on such day | |
as the National Assembly for Wales may by order made by statutory | |
instrument appoint. | |
(7) The other provisions of this Act shall come into force at the end of two months | 40 |
beginning with the day on which it is passed. | |
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