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Commencement
(1)
The provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State
may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, subject to subsections (2)
to (5).
(2)
The following provisions come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers
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may by order made by statutory instrument appoint—
(a)
sections 10 and 11(5) to (7) and (9) (documents containing information
about green deal plans: Scotland);
(b)
section 13(6) to (8) (acknowledgment of green deal plan in respect of
property in Scotland);
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(c)
sections 48 to 60 (private rented sector: Scotland);
(d)
section 71 (access to register of energy performance certificates etc:
Scotland).
(3)
The following provisions come into force at the end of the period of two
months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed—
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(a)
sections 61 to 68 (reducing carbon emissions and home-heating costs);
(b)
section 69 (smart meters);
(c)
section 70 (access to register of energy performance certificates etc:
England and Wales);
(d)
sections 72 to 74 (information about tariffs);
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(e)
sections 75 and 76 (security of electricity supply);
(f)
sections 88 to 96 (special administration);
(g)
section 97 (designations under Continental Shelf Act 1964);
(h)
subsection (3) of section 98 (offshore transmission and distribution of
electricity);
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(i)
section 99 (agreement about modifying decommissioning programme).
(4)
The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is
passed—
(a)
section 77 (modification of the Uniform Network Code);
(b)
subsections (1) and (2) of section 98 (offshore transmission and
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distribution of electricity);
(c)
section 103, this section and section 105 (general provisions).
(5)
Schedule 1 (reducing carbon emissions and home-heating costs: minor and
consequential amendments) comes into force as follows—
(a)
paragraphs 1 to 5, 7, 8(1) and (5)(a), 11 and 13 come into force at the end
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of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act
is passed;
(b)
paragraph 8 (except sub-paragraphs (1) and (5)(a) of that paragraph)
and paragraph 12 come into force on 1 January 2013;
(c)
paragraphs 6, 9 and 10 come into force on 6 April 2014.
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(6)
An order made by the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers under this
section may—
(a)
appoint different days for different purposes;
(b)
make transitional provision and savings.

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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Energy Act 2011.

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Schedule 1 — Reducing carbon emissions and home-heating costs: minor and consequential amendments
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Schedules
Schedule 1
Section 68

Reducing carbon emissions and home-heating costs: minor and consequential
amendments
Gas Act 1986
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1
The Gas Act 1986 is amended in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 4.
2
In section 28 (orders for securing compliance with certain requirements), in
the definition of “relevant requirement” in subsection (8), after “this Act”
insert “, section 103B of the Utilities Act 2000 (requirement to provide
information relating to carbon emissions reduction targets etc)”.
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3
In section 33BC(4) after “Secretary of State and” insert “(subject to any
directions given under subsection (9B))”.
4
In section 33DA(1)(a) (publication of statistical information about standards
of performance) after sub-paragraph (ii) insert—
“(iii)
home-heating cost reduction obligations imposed by
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order under section 33BD; and”.
Electricity Act 1989
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The Electricity Act 1989 is amended in accordance with paragraphs 6 to 10.
6
In section 6(9) (definition of “electricity distributor”, “electricity generator”
and “electricity supplier”) omit the definition of “electricity generator”.
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7
In section 25 (orders for securing compliance with certain requirements), in
the definition of “relevant requirement” in subsection (8), after “below”
insert “, section 103B of the Utilities Act 2000 (requirement to provide
information relating to carbon emissions reduction targets etc)”.
8     (1)
Section 41A (promotion of reductions in carbon emissions: electricity
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generators, electricity distributors and electricity suppliers) is amended as
follows.
      (2)
In the heading omit “electricity generators,”.
      (3)
In subsection (1)—
(a)
omit paragraph (za) (power to impose carbon emission reduction
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obligation on electricity generators);
(b)
in the words after paragraph (b) omit “generator,”.
      (4)
In subsection (3) omit “electricity generators,”.
      (5)
In subsection (4)—

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(a)
after “Secretary of State and” insert “(subject to any directions given
under subsection (9B))”;
(b)
omit paragraph (a) (duty to carry out functions under the section in
a way that does not inhibit competition between electricity
generators).
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      (6)
In subsection (5)—
(a)
in paragraph (a) omit “electricity generators,”;
(b)
in paragraph (d) omit “generators,”;
(c)
in paragraph (f) omit “generators,”.
      (7)
In subsection (6) omit “generator,”.
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      (8)
In subsection (7)(d) omit “electricity generator,”.
      (9)
In subsection (8)(d) omit “generators,”.
     (10)
In subsection (11) omit “electricity generators,”.
9     (1)
Section 42AA (publication of statistical information about standards of
performance) is amended as follows.
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      (2)
In paragraph (a) of subsection (1)—
(a)
omit “electricity generators,”;
(b)
after sub-paragraph (ii) insert—
“(iii)
home-heating cost reduction obligations
imposed by order under section 41B; and”.
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      (3)
In paragraph (b) of subsection (1) omit “generators,”.
      (4)
In subsection (2) omit “electricity generators,”.
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In section 64(1) (interpretation etc of Part 1) in the definition of “electricity
distributor”, “electricity generator” and “electricity supplier” omit “,
“electricity generator””.
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Utilities Act 2000
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The Utilities Act 2000 is amended in accordance with paragraphs 12 and 13.
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In section 103 of the Utilities Act 2000 (overall carbon emissions reduction
targets)—
(a)
in subsection (1)(b) omit “generators,”;
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(b)
in subsection (2)(b) omit “electricity generators,”;
(c)
in subsection (4) omit “electricity generators,”.
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In section 105 (general restriction on disclosure of information) in subsection
(3) (circumstances in which the restriction does not apply to a disclosure)
after paragraph (a) insert—
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“(ab)
it is required by a notice under section 103B of this Act or is
permitted by subsection (6) of that section;”.