2 Provisions coming into force on 26th January 2009
The following provisions of the Act come into force on 26th January 2009—
(a) in Part 2 (electricity from renewable sources)—
(i) section 38(2) (section 37: supplemental provision);
(ii) section 39 (existing savings relating to section 32 of the Electricity Act 1989);
(iii) section 40 (the Northern Ireland renewables obligation); and
(iv) sections 41 to 43 (feed-in tariffs for small-scale generation of electricity);
(b) in Part 3 (decommissioning of energy installations)—
(i) sections 72 to 74 (oil and gas installations); and
(ii) section 75 (wells);
(c) in Part 4 (provisions relating to oil and gas)—
(i) section 76 (transfers without the consent of the Secretary of State); and
(ii) section 77 (model clauses of petroleum licences) and Schedule 3 (petroleum licences: amendments to model clauses);
(d) in Part 5 (miscellaneous)—
(i) section 83 (duties of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority);
(ii) section 87 (energy reports);
(iii) section 94 (power to amend licence conditions: gas);
(iv) section 97 (power to amend licence conditions: electricity);
(v) section 98 (connection offer expenses);
(vi) section 100 (renewable heat incentives); and
(vii) section 101 (security of sensitive nuclear information);
(e) in Part 6 (general)—
(i) section 103 (offences by bodies corporate etc);
(ii) for all remaining purposes, section 104 (subordinate legislation);
(iii) for all remaining purposes, section 105 (parliamentary control of subordinate legislation);
(iv) paragraphs 2, 4, 6, 9 to 14, 15(a) and 15(b), 16 and 21 of Schedule 5 (minor and consequential amendments) and section 107(1) so far as it relates to those paragraphs;
(v) section 107(2) and (3)(minor and consequential amendments);
(vi) section 108 and Schedule 6 (repeals) so far as they repeal—
(aa) section 4AA(5)(ba) of the Gas Act 1986;
1986 c.44.
(bb) section 3A(5)(ba) of the Electricity Act 1989;
1989 c.29.
(cc) in section 31(1) of the Petroleum Act 1998, “(d) or”;
1998 c.17.
(dd) in section 34(3) of the Petroleum Act 1998, “(d) or”;
(ee) in section 33(1) of the Utilities Act 2000 “or” at the end of paragraph (b);
2000 c.27.
(ff) in section 1 of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003, subsection (1A)(a), (b) and (c), and subsections (1B) and (1C);
2003 c.30.
(gg) section 81(3) of the Energy Act 2004;
2004 c.20.
(hh) in section 5 of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006, in subsection (2) “and as if” to the end;
2006 c.19.
(ii) section 18 of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006; and
(jj) section 22(b) of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 and “and” immediately preceding it; and
(vii) section 109 (transitional provision etc).