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Nuclear Energy (Financing) Act 2022

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This schedule makes a number of minor changes to existing legislation arising out of the provisions in this Act.

These paragraphs amend the Electricity Act 1989, Utilities Act 2000, and Energy Act 2004 to make certain consequential amendments. Paragraph 1(3) also adds a new subsection (6D) into section 6 of the Electricity Act 1989 in order to provide the Authority with a power to amend the terms of a relevant licensee nuclear company’s electricity generation licence provided that the company consents.

This paragraph repeals certain provisions of the Smart Meters Act 2018, and the Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Act 2018, as a corollary of the consequential amendments made to section 33 of the Utilities Act 2000 by paragraph 2(2) of the Schedule.