The Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2014

Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 1461 (C. 59)

Energy

The Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2014

Made

4th June 2014

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 110(2) and (3) of the Energy Act 2008(1), makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2014.

(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Energy Act 2008.

Commencement

2.  The following provisions of the Act come into force on 10th June 2014—

(a) for all remaining purposes, section 44(3) (offshore electricity transmission); and

(b) section 108 and Schedule 6 (repeals) so far as they repeal section 180(2) (meaning of ‘high voltage line’) of the Energy Act 2004(2).

Michael Fallon

Minister of State

Department of Energy and Climate Change

4th June 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 10th June 2014 section 44(3) (offshore electricity transmission) of the Energy Act 2008 (the Act) for all remaining purposes, and section 108 of and Schedule 6 (repeals) to the Act so far as they repeal section 180(2) (meaning of ‘high voltage line’) of the Energy Act 2004 (the 2004 Act). Section 180(2) of the 2004 Act inserted a definition in relation to ‘relevant offshore line’ into section 64 (interpretation of Part 1) of the Electricity Act 1989 (c.29) (the 1989 Act) for the purposes of the definition of ‘high voltage line’ in section 64(1) of that Act. Section 44(3) of the Act inserts a new definition in relation to ‘relevant offshore line’ into section 64 of the 1989 Act.

Sections 89 (activities offshore requiring 1989 Act licences) and 180(1) (meaning of ‘high voltage line’) of the 2004 Act are being commenced by the Energy Act 2004 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2014 for all remaining purposes. Section 89(1) and (4) of the 2004 Act inserts a definition in relation to ‘generate’ into section 4(4) (prohibitions on unlicensed supply etc.) and section 64(1) of the 1989 Act. Section 89(2) of the 2004 Act inserts subsection (5), which contains definitions in relation to ‘relevant place’ and ‘system’, into section 4 of the 1989 Act. Section 89(3) of the 2004 Act applies the definition of ‘premises’ from section 4 of the 1989 Act to section 6 (licences authorising supply etc.) of that Act. Section 180(1) of the 2004 Act substitutes new definitions for ‘high voltage line’ and ‘low voltage line’ into section 64(1) of the 1989 Act.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Energy Act 2008 have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order—

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Section 1	6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Sections 2 to 16 (partially)	13th November 2009	2009/2809 (C. 123)
Sections 17 to 35	6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 36 (partially)	6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
	13th November 2009	2009/2809 (C. 123)
Section 37 (remainder)	1st April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 38 (partially)	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 38 (remainder)	7th March 2009	2009/559 (C. 38)
Sections 39 to 43	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 44 (partially)	20th May 2009	2009/1270 (C. 68)
	29th July 2010	2010/1888 (C. 97)
Sections 45 to 68	6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Sections 69 to 71	6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Sections 72 to 74	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 75	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Sections 76 to 77	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Sections 78 to 82	6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 83	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Sections 84 to 86	29th July 2010	2010/1888 (C. 97)
Section 87	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Sections 92 to 93	1st April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 94	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Sections 95 to 96	1st April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Sections 97 to 98	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Sections 100 to 101	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 103	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 104 (remainder)	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 105 (remainder)	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 107 (remainder)	26th January 2009 1st April 2009 6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 108 (partially)	26th January 2009 1st April 2009 6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 109	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 to 3, 6, 7 (except for paragraph 7(d), and for paragraph 7(h) so far as it relates to paragraph (a) of the definition of “gas”), 8, 12 and 13	6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Schedule 1 (remainder)	13th November 2009	2009/2809 (C. 123)
Schedule 3	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Schedule 5, paragraphs 2, 4, 6, 9 to 14, 15(a) and 15(b), 16 and 21	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Schedule 5, paragraphs 3, 15(c), 19 and 20	1st April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Schedule 5, paragraphs 1, 7, 8, 17 and 18 (remainder)	6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Schedule 6 (partially)	26th January 2009 1st April 2009 6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)

(1)

2008 c.32

(2)

2004 c.20