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     INTRODUCTION

     OVERVIEW

     PART 1, CHAPTER 1: GAS IMPORTATION AND STORAGE ZONES

     COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES

     CHAPTER 2: IMPORTATION AND STORAGE OF COMBUSTIBLE GAS

     COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES

     Clause 2: Prohibition on unlicensed activities

     Licensing

     Clause 4: Applications

     Clause 5: Terms and conditions

     Clause 6: Model clauses

     Enforcement

     Clause 8: Offences relating to licences

Clause 9: Secretary of State's power of direction

     Clause 10: Failure to comply with a direction under section 9

     Clause 11: Injunctions restraining breaches of section 2(1)

     Clause 12: Inspectors

     Clause 13: Criminal proceedings

     Supplementary

     CHAPTER 3: STORAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE

     COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES

     Clause 16: Prohibition on unlicensed activities

     Licensing

     Clause 18: Requirements relating to grant of licences

     Clause 19: Terms and conditions

     Clause 20: Content of licences: regulations

     Enforcement

     Clause 22: Offences relating to licences

     Clause 23: Secretary of State's power of direction

     Clause 24: Failure to comply with a direction under section 23

     Clause 25: Injunctions restraining breaches of section 16(1)

     Clause 26: Inspectors

     Clause 27: Criminal proceedings

Registration

     Abandonment of offshore installations

     Termination of the licence

     Miscellaneous

     Clause 32: Enhanced petroleum recovery: power to make orders

     Clause 33: Power of Secretary of State to transfer functions

     CHAPTER 4:GENERAL PROVISIONS ABOUT GAS IMPORTATION AND STORAGE

     PART 2: ELECTRICITY FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES

     SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND

     COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES

     New section 32

     New section 32A

     New section 32B

     New section 32C

     New section 32D

     New section 32E

     New section 32F

     New section 32G

     New section 32H

     New section 32I

     New section 32J

     New sections 32K and 32L

     New Section 32M

     Clause 37: Section 36: supplemental provision

     Clause 38: Existing savings relating to section 32 of the Electricity Act 1989

     Clause 39: The Northern Ireland renewables obligation

     OFFSHORE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION

     COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES

     Property Schemes

     Scheme making power

     Applications for schemes

     Timing of applications

     Notifying the non-applicant party

     Restricting or withdrawing the application

     The Authority's functions in relation to applications

     Terms of a property scheme

     Additional powers of the Authority

     Notification of property scheme

     Refusal of application or part of an application

     Effect of property scheme

     Review of determinations

     Interim arrangements pending review of determination

     Appeal on a point of law

     Change of asset owner

     PART 3: DECOMMISSIONING OF ENERGY INSTALLATIONS

     SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND

     COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES

     Clause 41: Duty to submit a funded decommissioning programme

     Clause 42: Approval of a programme

     Clause 43: Prohibition on use of site in absence of approved programme

     Revision of approved programme

     Clause 45: Procedure for revising approved programme

     Clause 46: Power to disapply section 45

     Clause 47: Time when modification takes effect

     Information

     Clause 49: Power to review operation of programme

     Regulations and guidance

     Clause 51: Funded decommissioning programmes: verification of financial matters

     Clause 52: Protection of security under approved programme

     Enforcement

     Clause 54: Secretary of State's power of direction

     Clause 55: Offence of further disclosure of information

     Clause 56: Offence of supplying false information

     Clause 57: Restriction on prosecutions under this Chapter

     Miscellaneous

     Clause 59: Co-operation with other public bodies

     Clause 60: Continuity of obligations

     Clause 61: Amendment of Nuclear Installations Act 1965

     Clause 62: Meaning of "associated"

     Clause 63: Interpretation

     CHAPTER 2: OFFSHORE RENEWABLES INSTALLATIONS

     COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES

     Clause 65: Security for decommissioning obligations

     Clause 66: Provision of information to Secretary of State

     CHAPTER 3: OIL AND GAS INSTALLATIONS

     COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES

     Clause 91 and Schedule 4: Minor and consequential amendments

     Clause 92 and Schedule 5: Repeals

     Clause 68: Financial resources etc

     Clause 69: Protection of abandonment funds from creditors

     New section 38A: Protection of funds set aside for the purposes of abandonment programme

     New section 38B: Directions to provide information about protected assets

     CHAPTER 4: WELLS

     COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES

     New section 45A: Abandoned wells

     PART 4: PROVISIONS RELATING TO OIL AND GAS

     COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES

     New section 5A : Rights transferred without consent of the Secretary of State

     New section 5B: Information

     New section 5C: Offences under section 5B: supplemental

     Clause 72: Model clauses of petroleum licences & Schedule 3: Petroleum Licences: Amendments to Model Clauses

     Provision of contact details to Minister

     The power to issue a notice to plug and abandon a well

     Revocation on change of control

     The power of partial revocation

     THIRD PARTY ACCESS

     COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES

     Clause 74: Modification of pipelines

     New Section 10G: Compulsory modifications of pipelines

     New section 10H: Enforcement

     Clause 75: Third party access to oil processing facilities

     Clause 76: Directions under section 75: supplemental

     Clause 77: Meaning of "associate"

     PART 5: MISCELLANEOUS

     COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES

     GAS AND ELECTRICITY METERS

     COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES

     Clause 80: Section 79: consequential amendments

     Clause 81 and Schedule 4: Power to amend licence conditions: gas

     Clause 82: Electricity meters

     Clause 83: Section 82: consequential amendments

     Clause 84 and Schedule 4 : Power to amend licence conditions: electricity

     ELECTRICITY SAFETY

     COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES

     NUCLEAR INFORMATION

     COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES

     New section 80A Extension of the Official Secrets Acts to certain places

     Energy Act 2004 (c.20): amendment made by Schedule 4

     PART 6: GENERAL

     Clause 88: Subordinate legislation

     Clause 89: Parliamentary control of subordinate legislation

     Clause 91 and Schedule 4: Minor and consequential amendments

     Clause 93: Transitional provision etc

     Clause 94: Commencement

     Clause 95:Financial provisions

     Clause 96: Extent

     TERRITORIAL EXTENT AND DEVOLUTION

     PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCIAL EFFECTS

     PUBLIC SERVICE MANPOWER

     IMPACT ASSESSMENT

     EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

     COMMENCEMENT DATE

     ANNEX A: GLOSSARY

 
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