Part 5Miscellaneous and general

General

121Commencement

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.