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Energy Act 2023

Annex A – Territorial extent and application

Provision England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
Extends to E & W and applies to England? Extends to E & W and applies to Wales? Extends and applies to Scotland? Extends and applies to Northern Ireland?
Part 1: Licensing of Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage
Sections 1 – 35, Schedule 1 – 3 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sections 36 – 38 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sections 39 – 41 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sections 42 – 49 Yes Yes Yes No
Sections 50 – 52 Schedule 4 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sections 53 – 55 Schedule 5 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Part 2: Carbon Dioxide Capture, Storage etc and Hydrogen Production
Sections 56 – 87 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sections 88 – 91 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sections 92 – 98 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sections 99 – 102 Yes Yes Yes Yes

Sections 103 – 106

Schedule 6

Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sections 106 – 128
Schedule 7 – 8
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Part 3: Licensing of Hydrogen Pipeline Projects
Sections 130 – 142 Yes Yes Yes No
Part 4: New Technology
Sections 143 – 152 (Low Carbon heat schemes) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sections 153 – 154 (Hydrogen grid conversion trials) Yes Yes Yes No
Sections 155 (power to modify Gas Act 1986) Yes Yes Yes No
Section 156 (Fusion energy facilities) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Section 157 (recycled carbon fuel etc.) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Section 158 (revenue certainty scheme for SAF) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Section 159 (Renewable Liquid Heating Fuel obligations amendment) Yes Yes Yes No
Section 160 (Climate Change Act – meaning of UK removals) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Part 5: Independent System Operator and Planner
Sections 161 – 181 Schedule 9 – 11 Yes Yes Yes No
Part 6: Governance of Gas and Electricity Industry Codes

Sections 182 – 201

Schedule 12 – 14

Yes Yes Yes No
Part 7: Market Reform and Consumer Protection
Section 202 (principal objectives of the Secretary of State and GEMA) Yes Yes Yes No
Section 203
Schedule 15 (Competitive tenders for electricity projects)
Yes Yes Yes No
Section 204 Schedule 16 (mergers) Yes Yes Yes N
Sections 205 – 210
Schedule 17 (multi-purpose interconnectors)
Yes Yes Yes No
Sections 211 – 212 (support for energy intensive industries) Yes Yes Yes No
Section 213 (electricity storage) Yes Yes Yes No
Section 214 (ECO scheme amendments) Yes Yes Yes No
Section 215 (smart meters) Yes Yes Yes No
Part 8: Heat Networks
Sections 216 – 222 Schedule 18 (heat networks regulation) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Section 223 (heat networks: licensing in Scotland) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Section 224 (heat networks enforcement in Scotland) No No Yes No
Section 225 (interpretation) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sections 226 – 237 (Heat network zones) Yes No No No
Part 9: Energy Smart Appliances and Load Control
Sections 238 – 249
Schedule 19
Yes Yes Yes No
Part 10: Energy Performance of Premises
Sections 250 – 253 Yes  Yes  Yes Yes 
Part 11: Energy Savings Opportunity Schemes
Sections 254 – 266 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Part 12: Core Fuel Sector Resilience
Sections 267 – 289 Schedule 20 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Part 13: Offshore Wind Electricity Generation, Oil and Gas
Sections 290 – 295 (offshore wind) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Section 296 (arrangements for responding to marine oil pollution) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sections 297 – 298 (reducing the effects of offshore oil or gas activities and regulatory procedure for regulations under sections 297 and 298) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Section 299 (charges in connection with abandonment of offshore installations Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sections 300 – 301
Schedule 21 change of control licensee)
Yes Yes Yes Yes (in respect of amendments made to legislation which extends to Northern Ireland)
Part 14: Civil Nuclear Sector
Sections 302 (application to territorial sea of nuclear site licence requirement) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sections 303 – 306
Schedule 22 (nuclear decommissioning and accession to supplementary nuclear damage compensation Convention)
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Section 307 (provision of additional police services) Yes Yes Yes Yes (in respect of amendment made by subsection (4))
Section 308 (provision of assistance to other forces) Yes Yes Yes No
Section 309 (cross-border enforcement powers) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Section 310 (publication of strategy) Yes Yes Yes No
Sections 311 – 316 (relevant nuclear pension schemes) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sections 317 – 329 (Great British Nuclear) Yes Yes Yes No
Part 15: General
Sections 330 – 335 (general provisions) Yes Yes Yes Yes

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