Energy Act 2013

[^key-b578aeb54dedc5388dcaa64db0ccff0a]: Word in s. 76A(5) substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1424), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 79

[^key-694b0ae9532f78599d2f15380ed6a184]: Words in s. 131(2)(c) inserted (31.1.2024) by Energy Act 2023 (c. 52), ss. 165(6)(a), 334(1); S.I. 2024/32, reg. 3(a)(ii)

[^key-c665d9fc830543603449a67f624136ff]: Words in s. 131(5) inserted (31.1.2024) by Energy Act 2023 (c. 52), ss. 165(6)(b), 334(1); S.I. 2024/32, reg. 3(a)(ii)

[^key-523fd9dc9b517cdd27c68f99cd5322fd]: S. 134(5A) inserted (31.1.2024) by Energy Act 2023 (c. 52), ss. 165(9), 334(1); S.I. 2024/32, reg. 3(a)(ii)

[^key-08798d53b018c7685cc6695fe7c4db73]: S. 134(4)(ba) inserted (31.1.2024) by Energy Act 2023 (c. 52), ss. 165(8), 334(1); S.I. 2024/32, reg. 3(a)(ii)

[^key-0f41e2f2ffb4b87e349f87ca8eed6182]: S. 134(10)(aa) inserted (31.1.2024) by Energy Act 2023 (c. 52), ss. 165(10), 334(1); S.I. 2024/32, reg. 3(a)(ii)

[^key-e81a4e907eb3a0ba4c7df9997e254d46]: S. 135(4)(aa) inserted (31.1.2024) by Energy Act 2023 (c. 52), ss. 165(11), 334(1); S.I. 2024/32, reg. 3(a)(ii)

[^key-901accf3ab12592f3942e1ba8b43625a]: S. 68(4) inserted (10.9.2024) by Energy Act 2023 (c. 52), ss. 302(4), 334(1); S.I. 2024/890, reg. 2(d)

[^key-7e331defcd267db18314d2bdbc21d241]: Words in s. 8(3) substituted (1.10.2024) by The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 9(2); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)

[^key-ec66063513cfcb98c75a65e91c890548]: Words in s. 26(1)(a) substituted (1.10.2024) by The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 9(3)(a); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)

[^key-e14ac06c0345968cbbded1171757f112]: Words in s. 26(1)(a) substituted (1.10.2024) by The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 9(3)(b); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)

[^key-0b38d7e2d846fab339b9c8e7798eba25]: Words in s. 27(6) substituted (1.10.2024) by The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 9(4); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)

[^key-3549f14c0fbfc1bc80b412c62afdaf26]: Words in s. 37(1)(a) inserted (1.10.2024) by The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 9(5); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)

[^key-6695f449866f1a50bdc0fbea62032ba2]: S. 45 omitted (1.10.2024) by virtue of The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 9(6); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)

[^key-3b01c0d3bb2067b4676b7ba80dcffbf9]: S. 46(2)(b) omitted (1.10.2024) by virtue of The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 9(7)(a); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)

[^key-70418a3300d92df0054a78b3c0f81f4b]: Words in s. 46(11) omitted (1.10.2024) by virtue of The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 9(7)(b)(i); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)

[^key-34f9149eaad2119b36b3dde04a673bd2]: Words in s. 46(11) substituted (1.10.2024) by The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 9(7)(b)(ii); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)

[^key-0af60c89cb959414ca689eae41e21ce9]: Words in s. 47(10)(a) substituted (1.10.2024) by The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 9(8)(a); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)

[^key-1f003288a07d668a8213c79bdd55e7b4]: S. 47(10)(b) omitted (1.10.2024) by virtue of The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 9(8)(b); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)

[^key-14c8a92cc3894bcd928d65f7382d7d46]: Words in s. 63(5) substituted (1.10.2024) by The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 9(9); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)

[^key-cd4e3fd27b6d0162130ead4edf980067]: Words in Sch. 2 para. 4(1) substituted (1.10.2024) by The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706), regs. 1(1), 9(10); S.I. 2024/957, reg. 2(a)

CHAPTER 2A — Nuclear safeguards

Nuclear safeguards regulations

76A

• (1) The Secretary of State may by regulations (“nuclear safeguards regulations”) make provision for the purpose of—

• (a) ensuring that qualifying nuclear material, facilities or equipment are only available for use for civil activities (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere), or

• (b) giving effect to provisions of a relevant international agreement.

• (2) The regulations may, for example, make provision relating to—

• (a) record-keeping or accounting;

• (b) the provision or publication of information;

• (c) inspection or monitoring;

• (d) imports or exports;

• (e) the design of qualifying nuclear facilities or equipment;

• (f) the production, processing, use, handling, storage or disposal of qualifying nuclear material or equipment.

• (3) The following apply in relation to nuclear safeguards regulations as they apply in relation to nuclear regulations—

• section 74(3) to (5) (nuclear regulations),

• section 75 (offences),

• section 76 (civil liability), and

• paragraphs 2 to 16 of Schedule 6 (examples of provision that may be made by nuclear regulations).

• (4) Nothing in nuclear safeguards regulations applies in relation to anything done for defence purposes (within the meaning of section 70).

• (5) The provision that may be made by nuclear safeguards regulations by virtue of section 113(7) includes provision modifying assimilated law (within the meaning of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).

• (6) In this section—

• “civil activities” means—production, processing or storage activities which are carried on for peaceful purposes;electricity generation carried on for peaceful purposes;decommissioning;research and development carried on for peaceful purposes;any other activity carried on for peaceful purposes;

• “equipment” has the meaning given by section 70(3);

• “qualifying nuclear equipment” means equipment designed or adapted for use in connection with qualifying nuclear material or a qualifying nuclear facility;

• “qualifying nuclear facility” means a facility (including associated buildings) in which qualifying nuclear material is produced, processed, used, handled, stored or disposed of;

• “qualifying nuclear material” means—fissionable material specified in regulations under subsection (7),source material in the form of—uranium metal, alloy or compound, orthorium metal, alloy or compound, orore containing a substance from which a source material falling within paragraph (b) is capable of being derived.

• (7) The Secretary of State may by regulations specify fissionable material for the purposes of the definition of “qualifying nuclear material”.

• (8) Before making any regulations under this section, the Secretary of State must consult—

• (a) the ONR, and

• (b) such other persons (if any) as the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to consult.

• (9) Subsection (8)(a) does not apply if the regulations give effect, without modification, to proposals submitted by the ONR under section 81(1)(a)(ia).

76B

• (1) The Secretary of State may by regulations authorise or require the ONR to make payments towards compliance costs.

• (2) “Compliance costs” means costs of complying with nuclear safeguards regulations or with specified provisions of nuclear safeguards regulations.

• (3) Regulations under subsection (1) may provide that payments are authorised or required to be made only in specified circumstances.

• (4) The ONR is responsible for determining the amounts of payments in accordance with any provision made by regulations under subsection (1).

• (5) In this section, “specified” means specified in regulations under subsection (1).

Duty not to charge employees for certain things

Rights in relation to the government pipe-line and storage system

Repeals

Duties in relation to statement

Section 139: procedure etc

Consumer redress orders

Feed-in tariffs: increase in maximum capacity of plant

Offshore transmission systems

Fees in respect of decommissioning and clean-up of nuclear sites

Review of certain provisions of Part 6

Transfer schemes

Power to modify energy supply licences: domestic supply contracts

Feed-in tariffs: increase in maximum capacity of plant

Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms