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Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Purposes

    1. 1.Purposes

  3. Reports on greenhouse gas emissions

    1. 2.Annual report on greenhouse gas emissions

  4. Local authorities

    1. 3.Local authorities to have regard to information on energy measures in exercising functions

  5. Microgeneration

    1. 4.National targets for microgeneration

    2. 5.National microgeneration targets: modification of section 1 of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003

    3. 6.Reports under section 1 of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003: microgeneration

    4. 7.Sale of electricity generated by microgeneration: power to modify distribution and supply licences etc

    5. 8.Exercise of powers under section 7

    6. 9.Functions of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority in relation to microgeneration

    7. 10.Review of permitted development orders

    8. 11.Building regulations: microgeneration

  6. Energy efficiency

    1. 12.Reports under section 1 of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003: energy efficiency of residential accommodation

  7. Building regulations relating to emissions and use of fuel and power

    1. 13.Time limit for prosecutions

    2. 14.Report regarding compliance

  8. Carbon emissions reduction targets

    1. 15.Promotion of reductions in carbon emissions: gas transporters and suppliers

    2. 16.Promotion of reductions in carbon emissions: electricity distributors and suppliers

    3. 17.Consequential amendments

  9. Dynamic demand technologies

    1. 18.Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions: report regarding dynamic demand technologies

  10. Community energy and renewable heat

    1. 19.Promotion of community energy projects

    2. 20.Parish councils and community councils: powers in relation to local energy saving measures

    3. 21.Renewable heat

    4. 22.Reports under section 1 of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003: community energy projects and renewable heat

  11. Electricity from renewable sources

    1. 23.Renewables obligation: issue of green certificates

    2. 24.Renewables obligation: issue of green certificates: further provisions

    3. 25.Adjustment of transmission charges for electricity

  12. Miscellaneous and final provisions

    1. 26.Interpretation

    2. 27.Expenses

    3. 28.Commencement

    4. 29.Short title and extent

    1. SCHEDULE

      Amendments consequential on sections 15 and 16

      1. Gas Act 1986 (c. 44)

        1. 1.The Gas Act 1986 is amended as provided in paragraphs...

        2. 2.(1) Section 33BC (promotion of the efficient use by consumers...

        3. 3.In section 33DA(1)(a)(ii) (publication of statistical information relating to performance...

      2. Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29)

        1. 4.The Electricity Act 1989 is amended as provided in paragraphs...

        2. 5.(1) Section 41A (promotion of the efficient use by consumers...

        3. 6.In section 42AA(1)(a)(ii) (publication of statistical information relating to performance...

      3. Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27)

        1. 7.(1) Section 103 of the Utilities Act 2000 (overall energy...

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