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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES INTRODUCTION SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OVERVIEW OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE BILL Part 1: Carbon Capture and Storage Part 2: Schemes for Reducing Fuel Poverty Part 3: Regulation of Gas and Electricity Markets Part 4: Final Provisions TERRITORIAL EXTENT AND APPLICATION PART 1: CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE Financial Assistance Clause 1: Financial Assistance Clause 2: Assistance schemes: further provision Clause 3: Regulations relating to assistance schemes Electricity supply levy Clause 4: Electricity supply levy General Clause 5: The administrator Clauses 6 & 7: CCS demonstration projects and additional CCS use & Interpretation of Part PART 2: SCHEMES FOR REDUCING FUEL POVERTY SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES Clause 8: schemes for reducing fuel poverty Clause 9: Schemes for reducing fuel poverty: supplementary Clause 10: Reconciliation mechanism: regulations Clause 11: Reconciliation mechanism: licence modifications Clause 12: Functions of Authority and the Secretary of State Clause 13: Regulations under Part 2: procedure etc Clause 14: Schemes for reducing fuel poverty: interpretation Clause 15: Schemes for reducing fuel poverty: consequential amendments PART 3: REGULATION OF GAS AND ELECTRICITY MARKETS SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND General duties of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority and the Secretary of State COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES Clause 16: Amendments of section 4AA of the Gas Act 1986 (c. 44) Clause 17: Amendments of section 3A of the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29) Exploitation of electricity trading and transmission arrangements SUMMARY & BACKGROUND COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES Clause 18: Power to make modifications Clause 19: Modifications: procedure Clause 20: Modifications: supplementary Clause 21: The Authority’s interpretation and enforcement of modifications Clause 22: Final and provisional orders: appeals Clause 23: Penalties: appeals Clause 24: Further appeals Clause 25: Expiry of power Time limit for the imposition of financial penalties by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES Clause 26: Time limit for the imposition of financial penalties Adjustment of energy charges SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES Clause 27: Adjustment of charges to help disadvantaged groups of customers Clause 28: Schemes: supplementary Clause 29: Regulations adjusting energy charges: supplementary Clause 30: Adjustment of energy charges: interpretation Clause 31: Amendments and repeals PART 4: FINAL PROVISIONS COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES Clause 32 Orders and regulations Clause 34: Financial provisions Clause 36: Commencement FINANCIAL EFFECTS PUBLIC SECTOR MANPOWER SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Carbon capture and storage EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Part 1: Carbon Capture and Storage Part 2: Schemes for Reducing Fuel Poverty Part 3: Regulation of Gas and Electricity Markets Part 4: Final Provisions COMMENCEMENT DATES ANNEX A: GLOSSARY CAT - Competition Appeal Tribunal. The CAT hears appeals against competition law decisions of the Office of Fair Trading, sector regulators and the Competition Commission. CCS - Carbon Capture and Storage is the process of capturing carbon dioxide produced during the burning of fossil fuels and its transportation and permanent storage in underground geological formations such as old oil and gas fields or saline aquifers. ECHR - European Convention on Human Rights. EU ETS - European Union Emissions Trading Scheme. EU ETS is a Europe-wide ‘cap and trade’ scheme which places a cap on the total emissions of participants, divides that cap into rights to emit or ‘allowances’, and allows participants to trade those allowances. Since 2005, it has set a declining cap on emissions from the large industrial sectors, including power. IEA - International Energy Agency MPLC - Market Power Licence Condition Ofgem - Office of Gas and Electricity Markets. The independent regulator of the downstream gas and electricity markets. ANNEX B Amendments to Gas Act 1986 by clause 16 of the Bill 4AA The principal objective and general duties of the Secretary of State and the Authority 3A The principal objective and general duties of the Secretary of State and the Authority

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