The Energy Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2024

Provisions coming into force on 31st January 2024

3.  The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act is 31st January 2024—

(a) in Part 5 (Independent System Operator and Planner)—

(i) sections 161 and 162 (Independent System Operator and Planner: functions and designation);

(ii) sections 163 to 165 (general duties);

(iii) section 166(1) and (3) to (10) (licensing of electricity system operator activity);

(iv) section 167 (direction for transmission licence to have effect as electricity system operator licence);

(v) section 168(1) and (3) to (5) (licensing of gas system planning activity);

(vi) sections 171 to 173 (advice, analysis and information);

(vii) sections 176 and 177 (financial assistance and funding);

(viii) section 178 (principal objective and general duties of the Secretary of State and GEMA under Part 5) insofar as it is not already in force(1) ;

(ix) section 179 and paragraphs 3, 6, 7 and 8 only of Schedule 11 (minor and consequential amendments);

(b) in Chapter 1 of Part 14 (civil nuclear sites)—

(i) section 303 (decommissioning of nuclear sites etc.);

(ii) section 304 insofar as not already in force by virtue of regulation 2(e) of these regulations;

(c) in Chapter 2 of Part 14 (Civil Nuclear Constabulary), section 310 (publication of three-year strategy plan).

(1)

Section 178 was partially commenced by section 334(h)(iii) of the Act.