http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/32/section/82AEnergy Act 2008An 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.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2025-07-11Expert Participation2025-06-19 Part 4A82A1A person must not, without the written consent of the Secretary of State, carry out in the regulated zone (see section 82Q) any operation to which this subsection applies (see subsections (2) and (3)).2Subsection (1) does not apply to an operation if a marine licence under Part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 is needed to carry out the operation.3Subject to that, subsection (1) applies to an operation if—ait causes, or is likely to result in, obstruction or danger to navigation (whether while the operation is being carried out or subsequently),bit is of a description falling within subsection (4), andcit may be carried out only with a permission falling within subsection (5).4The descriptions of operations are—athe construction, alteration, improvement, dismantlement or abandonment of any works;bthe deposit of any object or materials;cthe removal of any object or materials.5The permissions are—aa licence under section 3 of the Petroleum Act 1998 or section 2 of the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934,ba licence under section 4 or 18 of this Act (gas storage and gas unloading, and carbon capture and storage licences),c a works authorisation under Part 3 of the Petroleum Act 1998 (construction etc of submarine pipelines), and see also subsection (6).6For the purposes of this Part, the operations which may be carried out only with a permission falling within subsection (5) include operations which, by virtue of a permission falling within paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection, may be carried out only with the consent of the Secretary of State or another person.7In the case of an authorised exploration or exploitation operation (see subsection (8))—athe reference in subsection (3) to an operation being likely to result in obstruction or danger to navigation,includesba reference to the operation being likely to result in obstruction or danger to navigation by reason of any use intended to be made of the works in question when constructed, altered or improved.8 In this Part “ authorised exploration or exploitation operation ” means any operation— awhich is of a description falling within subsection (4)(a), andbwhich may be carried out only with a permission falling within subsection (5).Pt. 4A inserted (12.11.2009 for specified purposes, 6.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), ss. 314(1), 324(1)(c), 324(1)(d); S.I. 2011/556, art. 3(2)(c)