Part 5

Miscellaneous and general

General

Commencement
121
1
The provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, subject to subsections (2) to (5).
2
The following provisions come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint—
a
section 10 (documents containing information about green deal plans: Scotland);
b
section 14(6) to (8) (acknowledgment of green deal plan in respect of property in Scotland);
c
section 15(4) (further provision made in regulations for acknowledgment of such a plan);
d
section 35(6) (green deal appeals: revocation or amendment of delegated legislation by Scottish Ministers);
e
sections 54 to 65 (private rented sector: Scotland);
f
section 75 (access to register of energy performance certificates etc: Scotland).
3
The following provisions come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed—
a
sections 66 to 72 (reducing carbon emissions and home-heating costs);
b
section 73 (smart meters);
c
section 74 (access to register of energy performance certificates etc: England and Wales);
d
sections 76 to 78 (information about tariffs);
e
sections 79 and 80 (security of electricity supply);
f
sections 93 to 102 (special administration);
g
section 103 (designations under Continental Shelf Act 1964);
h
subsection (3) of section 104 (offshore transmission and distribution of electricity);
i
section 105 (regulation of security of nuclear construction sites);
j
section 106 (agreement about modifying decommissioning programme);
k
section 107 (abandonment: infrastructure converted for CCS demonstration projects);
l
section 111 (adjustment of electricity transmission charges);
m
section 112 (electricity from renewable sources: National Park authorities and Broads Authority);
n
sections 113 and 114 (renewable heat incentives in Northern Ireland).
4
The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—
a
section 37 (preparatory expenditure: framework regulations);
b
section 81 (modification of the Uniform Network Code);
c
subsections (1) and (2) of section 104 (offshore transmission and distribution of electricity);
d
sections 119 and 120, this section and section 122 (general provisions).
5
Schedule 1 (reducing carbon emissions and home-heating costs: minor and consequential amendments) comes into force as follows—
a
paragraphs 1, 2, 7, 8(1), (2)(a), (3)(a) and (4) and 9 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;
b
paragraphs 4 and 8(2)(b), (3)(b) and (5) come into force on 1 January 2013;
c
paragraphs 3, 5 and 6 come into force on 6 April 2014.
6
An order made by the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers under this section may—
a
appoint different days for different purposes;
b
make transitional provision and savings.