Energy Act 2008

The Energy Act 2008 (c 32) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Energy Act 2008

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision relating to gas importation and storage; to make provision in relation to electricity generated from renewable sources; to make provision relating to electricity transmission; to make provision about payments to small-scale generators of low-carbon electricity; to make provision about the decommissioning of energy installations and wells; to make provision about the management and disposal of waste produced during the operation of nuclear installations; to make provision relating to petroleum licences; to make provision about third party access to oil and gas infrastructure and modifications of pipelines; to make provision about reports relating to energy matters; to make provision about the duties of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority; to make provision about payments in respect of the renewable generation of heat; to make provision relating to gas meters and electricity meters and provision relating to electricity safety; to make provision about the security of equipment, software and information relating to nuclear matters; and for connected purposes.
Citation	2008 c 32
Introduced by	John Hutton, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	26 November 2008
Status: Amended
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

Section 110 - Commencement

Orders made under section 110(2)

• The Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/45 (C.4))
• The Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/559 (C.38))
• The Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1270 (C.68))
• The Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2809 (C.123))
• The Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2010 (S.I. 2009/1888 (C.97))

References

• Halsbury's Statutes,

External links

• The Energy Act 2008, as amended, from the National Archives.
• The Energy Act 2008, as originally enacted, from the National Archives.
• Explanatory notes to the Energy Act 2008.