Energy Act 2013

114 Transitional provision etc

(1) The Secretary of State may by order make any transitional, transitory or saving provision which appears appropriate in consequence of, or otherwise in connection with, this Part.

(2) The provision which may be made by virtue of subsection (1) includes, in particular—

(a) provision modifying any provision made by—

(i) primary legislation passed before the end of the session in which this Act was passed, or

(ii) an instrument made before the end of that session;

(b) provision for treating any regulations within subsection (3) as—

(i) relevant statutory provisions (or as relevant statutory provisions of a particular description),

(ii) regulations under section 85, or

(iii) regulations under section 101.

(3) The regulations mentioned in subsection (2)(b) are regulations made under a provision within subsection (4) so far as they relate to, or to fees payable in respect of functions which relate to, any of the following purposes—

(a) the nuclear safety purposes;

(b) the nuclear security purposes;

(c) the nuclear safeguards purposes;

(d) the transport purposes.

(4) The provisions mentioned in subsection (3) are—

(a) section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (general implementation of Treaties);

(b) section 14 of the 1974 Act (power to direct investigations and inquiries);

(c) section 15 of that Act (health and safety regulations);

(d) section 43 of that Act (fees);

(e) section 3 of the Nuclear Safeguards Act 2000 (identifying persons who have information);

(f) section 77 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (regulation of security of civil nuclear industry).

(5) Provision made under this section is additional, and without prejudice, to that made by or under any other provision of this Act.