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Contents
Part 1
Gas Importation and Storage
Chapter 1
Gas Importation and Storage Zones
1
Exploitation of areas outside the territorial sea for gas importation and
storage
Chapter 2
Importation and storage of combustible gas
Activities requiring a licence
2
Prohibition on unlicensed activities
Licensing
3
Licences
4
Applications
5
Terms and conditions
6
Model clauses
Enforcement
7
Offence to carry on unlicensed activities
8
Offences relating to licences
9
Secretary of State’s power of direction
10
Failure to comply with a direction under section 9
11
Injunctions restraining breaches of section 2 (1)
12
Inspectors
13
Criminal proceedings

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Supplementary
14
Interaction with the petroleum licensing requirements
Interpretation
15
Chapter 2: interpretation
Chapter 3
Storage of carbon dioxide
Activities requiring a licence
16
Prohibition on unlicensed activities
Licensing
17
Licences
18
Requirements relating to grant of licences
19
Terms and conditions
20
Content of licences: regulations
Enforcement
21
Offence to carry on unlicensed activities
22
Offences relating to licences
23
Secretary of State’s power of direction
24
Failure to comply with a direction under section 23
25
Injunctions restraining breaches of section 16 (1)
26
Inspectors
27
Criminal proceedings
Registration
28
Requirement for public register
Abandonment of offshore installations
29
Abandonment of installations
Termination of the licence
30
Termination of licence: regulations
Miscellaneous
31
Safety zones
32
Enhanced petroleum recovery: power to make orders
33
Power of Secretary of State to transfer functions
Interpretation
34
Chapter 3: interpretation

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Chapter 4
General provisions about gas importation and storage
35
Chapters 2 and 3: consequential amendments
Part 2
Electricity from renewable sources
The renewables obligation
36
The renewables obligation
37
Section 36 : supplemental provision
38
Existing savings relating to section 32 of the Electricity Act 1989
39
The Northern Ireland renewables obligation
Offshore electricity transmission
40
Offshore electricity transmission
Part 3
Decommissioning of energy installations
Chapter 1
Nuclear sites: decommissioning and clean-up
Funded decommissioning programmes
41
Duty to submit a funded decommissioning programme
42
Approval of a programme
43
Prohibition on use of site in absence of approved programme
Modification of approved programmes
44
Modification of approved programme
45
Procedure for modifying approved programme
46
Power to disapply section 45
47
Time when modification takes effect
Information
48
Provision of information and documents
49
Power to review operation of programme
Regulations and guidance
50
Nuclear decommissioning: regulations and guidance
51
Funded decommissioning programmes: verification of financial matters

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Protection of decommissioning funds
52
Protection of security under approved programme
Enforcement
53
Offence to fail to comply with approved programme
54
Secretary of State’s power of direction
55
Offence of further disclosure of information
56
Offence of supplying false information
57
Restriction on prosecutions under this Chapter
Miscellaneous
58
Power to apply this Chapter to other nuclear installations
59
Co-operation with other public bodies
60
Continuity of obligations
61
Amendment of Nuclear Installations Act 1965
General
62
Meaning of “associated”
63
Interpretation
Chapter 2
Offshore renewables installations
64
Decommissioning notices relating to offshore renewable energy installations
65
Security for decommissioning obligations
66
Provision of information to Secretary of State
Chapter 3
Oil and gas installations
67
Persons who may be required to submit abandonment programmes
68
Financial resources etc
69
Protection of abandonment funds from creditors
Chapter 4
Wells
70
Information about decommissioning of wells
Part 4
Provisions relating to oil and gas
Petroleum licences
71
Transfers without the consent of the Secretary of State
72
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Third party access
73
Third party access to infrastructure
74
Modification of pipelines
75
Third party access to oil processing facilities
76
Directions under section 75 : supplemental
77
Meaning of “associate”
Part 5
Miscellaneous
Energy reports
78
Energy reports
Gas meters
79
Gas meters
80
Section 79 : consequential amendments
81
Power to amend licence conditions: gas
Electricity meters
82
Electricity meters
83
Section 82 : consequential amendments
84
Power to amend licence conditions: electricity
Electricity safety
85
Electricity safety
Nuclear information
86
Security of sensitive nuclear information
Part 6
General
87
Offences by bodies corporate etc
88
Subordinate legislation
89
Parliamentary control of subordinate legislation
90
Interpretation
91
Minor and consequential amendments
92
Repeals
93
Transitional provision etc
94
Commencement
95
Financial provisions
96
Extent
97
Short title

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Schedule 1   —
Amendments relating to Chapters 2 and 3 of Part 1
Schedule 2   —
Property schemes
Schedule 3   —
Petroleum licences: amendments to model clauses
Part 1   —
Petroleum (Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 1995
Part 2   —
Petroleum (Current Model Clauses) Order 1999
Part 3   —
Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Seaward
and Landward Areas) Regulations 2004
Schedule 4   —
Minor and consequential amendments
Schedule 5   —
Repeals

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