Government of Wales Act 2006

[F1 Head D—Energy U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Schs. 7A, 7B substituted for Sch. 7 (1.4.2018) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(3), Sch. 1 (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 2, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 2

Section D1 U.K. D1 Electricity

96 U.K. Generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity.

Section D2 U.K. D2 Oil and gas

97 U.K. Oil and gas, including—

(a) the ownership of, exploration for and exploitation of deposits of oil and natural gas,

(b) pipelines and offshore installations,

(c) marine licensing and the regulation of works that may obstruct or endanger navigation, so far as relating to oil and gas exploration and exploitation,

(d) restrictions on navigation, fishing and other activities to ensure safe operation of offshore activities,

(e) liquefaction and regasification of gas,

(f) the manufacture or production of gas, and

(g) the conveyance, shipping and supply of gas.

Exceptions

• The granting and regulation of licences to search and bore for and get petroleum that, at the time of the grant of the licence, is within the Welsh onshore area, except for any consideration payable for such licences.

• Access to land for the purpose of searching or boring for or getting petroleum under such a licence.

• Marine licensing and the regulation of works that may obstruct or endanger navigation, so far as relating to searching or boring for or getting petroleum under such a licence.

Interpretation

• “"Petroleum”” means petroleum within the meaning given by section 1 of the Petroleum Act 1998 in its natural state in strata.

• “"Welsh onshore area”” means the area of Wales that is within the baselines established by any Order in Council under section 1(1)(b) of the Territorial Sea Act 1987 (extension of territorial sea).

Section D3 U.K. D3 Coal

98 U.K. Coal, including—

(a) the ownership and exploitation of coal,

(b) deep and opencast coal mining,

(c) subsidence relating to coal mining, and

(d) water discharge from coal mines.

Exception

Land restoration.

Section D4 U.K. D4 Nuclear energy

99 U.K. Nuclear energy and nuclear installations, including—

(a) nuclear safety, security and safeguards, and

(b) liability for nuclear occurrences.

100 U.K. The Office for Nuclear Regulation.

Section D5 U.K. D5 Heat and cooling

101 U.K. Production, distribution and supply of heat and cooling.

Exceptions

• Heat and cooling networks, but not the regulation of them.

• Schemes providing incentives to generate or produce, or to facilitate the generation or production of, heat or cooling from sources of energy other than fossil fuel or nuclear fuel.

Interpretation

“"Heat and cooling network”” means a system or network by which steam, hot water or chilled liquid is distributed from a central source for supplying heat or cooling to various consumers or premises.

Section D6 U.K. D6 Energy conservation

102 U.K. Energy conservation.

Exception

The encouragement of energy efficiency otherwise than by prohibition or regulation.]