http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/32/part/2/chapter/1Energy Act 2013An Act to make provision for the setting of a decarbonisation target range and duties in relation to it; for or in connection with reforming the electricity market for purposes of encouraging low carbon electricity generation or ensuring security of supply; for the establishment and functions of the Office for Nuclear Regulation; about the government pipe-line and storage system and rights exercisable in relation to it; about the designation of a strategy and policy statement; about domestic supplies of gas and electricity; for extending categories of activities for which energy licences are required; for the making of orders requiring regulated persons to provide redress to consumers of gas or electricity; about offshore transmission of electricity during a commissioning period; for imposing fees in connection with certain costs incurred by the Secretary of State; about smoke and carbon monoxide alarms; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-10-30Expert Participation2024-10-01PART 2Electricity Market ReformCHAPTER 1General considerations
5General considerations relating to this Part1

In exercising the function of making—

a

regulations under section 6;

b

an order under section 23;

c

a modification under section 26;

d

regulations under section 27;

e

a modification under section 37;

f

a modification under section 45;

g

an order under section 46;

the Secretary of State must have regard to the matters mentioned in subsection (2).

2

The matters are—

a

the duties of the Secretary of State under sections 1 and 4(1)(b) of the Climate Change Act 2008 (carbon targets and budgets);

b

the duty of the Secretary of State under section 1(1) of this Act (decarbonisation target range);

c

ensuring the security of supply to consumers of electricity;

d

the likely cost to consumers of electricity;

e

the target set out in Article 3(1) of, and Annex 1 to, the renewables directive (use of energy from renewable sources).

3

In subsection (2)(e) “the renewables directive” means Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources.

4

The Secretary of State must before 31st December in each year, beginning with 2014, prepare and lay before Parliament a report setting out how the Secretary of State has carried out during the year the functions under this Part of this Act.

5

The Secretary of State must publish the report and send a copy of it to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, the Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers.

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