The Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2009

Made18th May 2009

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 110(2) of the Energy Act 20081.

Citation1.

This Order may be cited as the Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2009.

Provision coming into force2.

Section 44(1), (2) and (4) (offshore electricity transmission) of the Energy Act 2008 comes into force on 20th May 2009.

Ed Miliband

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

18th May 2009

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 20th May 2009 section 44(1), (2) and (4) (offshore electricity transmission) of the Energy Act 2008.

Section 44(1) and (2) inserts sections 6D (section 6C: supplemental provision) and 6E (property schemes in respect of offshore transmission licences) into the Electricity Act 1989 (c.29). (Section 6C (competitive tenders for offshore transmission licences) of the Electricity Act 1989 is inserted by section 92 of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20). Section 92 is being commenced at the same time as section 44(1), (2) and (4) of the Energy Act 2008, by the Energy Act 2004 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2.)

Section 44(4) inserts Schedule 2A (property schemes) into the Electricity Act 1989.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Energy Act 2008 have been, or are being, brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order—

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Section 1	6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Sections 17 to 35	6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 36 (partially)	6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 37 (remainder)	1st April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 38 (partially)	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 38 (remainder)	7th March 2009	2009/559 (C. 38)
Section 39	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 40	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Sections 41 to 43	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Sections 45 to 68	6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Sections 69 to 71	6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Sections 72 to 74	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 75	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 76	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 77 and Schedule 3	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Sections 78 to 82	6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 83	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 87	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Sections 92 to 93	1st April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 94	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Sections 95 to 96	1st April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 97	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 98	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 100	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 101	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 103	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 104 (remainder)	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 105 (remainder)	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 107 (remainder)	26th January 2009 1st April 2009 6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 108 (partially)	26th January 2009 1st April 2009 6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Section 109	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 to 3, 6, 7 (except for paragraph 7(d), and for paragraph 7(h) so far as it relates to paragraph (a) of the definition of “gas”), 8, 12 and 13	6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Schedule 5, paragraphs 2, 4, 6, 9 to 14, 15(a) and 15(b), 16 and 21	26th January 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Schedule 5, paragraphs 3, 15(c), 19 and 20	1st April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Schedule 5, paragraphs 1, 7, 8, 17 and 18 (remainder)	6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)
Schedule 6 (partially)	26th January 2009 1st April 2009 6th April 2009	2009/45 (C. 4)