http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/20/section/111Energy Act 2004An Act to make provision for the decommissioning and cleaning up of installations and sites used for, or contaminated by, nuclear activities; to make provision relating to the civil nuclear industry; to make provision about radioactive waste; to make provision for the development, regulation and encouragement of the use of renewable energy sources; to make further provision in connection with the regulation of the gas and electricity industries; to make provision for the imposition of charges in connection with the carrying out of the Secretary of State’s functions relating to energy matters; to make provision for giving effect to international agreements relating to pipelines and offshore installations; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2025-09-19Expert Participation2025-09-18 Energy Act 2004s. 137(3)(c)-(e)Energy Act 2011s. 117(b)s. 121(1) Part 2 Chapter 31111The appropriate Minister may make regulations relating to the decommissioning of relevant objects in waters regulated under this Chapter.2The provision that may be contained in regulations under this section includes, in particular—aprovision prescribing standards in respect of decommissioning;bprovision prescribing standards and safety requirements in respect of anything left in place where a relevant object is not wholly removed;cprovision about the security that a person may be required to provide under this Chapter;dprovision for the prevention of pollution;eprovision for inspections, including provision as to the payment of the costs of inspections.3Regulations under this section may include provision making it an offence to contravene provisions of the regulations.4Where the regulations under this section create an offence, they must make provision as to the mode of trial and punishment of offenders; but there is no power for regulations under this section—ato impose a penalty of imprisonment on summary conviction, or to impose a maximum fine, on summary conviction, of more than the statutory maximum; orbto impose a maximum term of imprisonment, on conviction on indictment, of more than two years.5Before making regulations under this section, the appropriate Minister must consult—aorganisations appearing to him to be representative of persons who will be affected by the regulations; andbany other persons he considers appropriate.6Before making regulations under this section containing provision that relates to the decommissioning of relevant objects which are to be or are, ... partly—ain Scottish waters, orbin waters in a Scottish part of a Renewable Energy Zone,the Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers.7Regulations under this section—aif made by the Secretary of State, are subject to the negative resolution procedure;bif made by the Scottish Ministers, are subject to the negative procedure (see section 28 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010).S. 111 in force at 1.10.2005 by S.I. 2005/877, art. 2(2), Sch. 2Words in s. 111(6) omitted (1.4.2017) by virtue of Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), ss. 62(11)(12), 72(4)(e); S.I. 2017/300, reg. 3 (with regs. 4-6)Words in s. 111(7) inserted (1.4.2017) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), ss. 62(13)(a), 72(4)(e); S.I. 2017/300, reg. 3 (with regs. 4-6)S. 111(7)(b) inserted (1.4.2017) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), ss. 62(13)(b), 72(4)(e); S.I. 2017/300, reg. 3 (with regs. 4-6)Words in Pt. 2 Ch. 3 substituted (1.4.2017) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), ss. 62(10)(11), 72(4)(e); S.I. 2017/300, reg. 3 (with regs. 4-6)