The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025

Regulation 2

Schedule 13 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Part 1 Subordinate legislation

Offshore Petroleum Production and Pipe-lines (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1999

1.—(1) The Offshore Petroleum Production and Pipe-lines (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1999(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In the following provisions for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”—

(a) regulation 3(1), in paragraph (b) of the definition of “appropriate particulars”;

(b) regulation 6(3);

(c) paragraph 2(c)(vi) of Schedule 1;

(d) paragraph 10 of Schedule 2.

Public Gas Transporter Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999

2.—(1) The Public Gas Transporter Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999(2) are amended as follows.

(2) In the following provisions for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”—

(a) regulation 2(1), in paragraph (b) of the definition of “appropriate particulars”;

(b) regulation 6(2)(a);

(c) paragraph 10 of Schedule 1;

(d) paragraph 2(c)(vi) of Schedule 2.

Nuclear Reactors (Environmental Impact Assessment for Decommissioning) Regulations 1999

3.—(1) The Nuclear Reactors (Environmental Impact Assessment for Decommissioning) Regulations 1999(3) are amended as follows.

(2) In the following provisions for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”—

(a) regulation 2(1), in the definition of “EU environmental assessment”;

(b) paragraphs 5 and 8 of Schedule 1;

(c) paragraph 2(c)(vi) of Schedule 2.

Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2000

4.—(1) The Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2000(4) are amended as follows.

(2) In the following provisions for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”—

(a) regulation 2, in paragraph (b) of the definition of “appropriate particulars”;

(b) regulation 4(2);

(c) paragraph 10 of Schedule 1;

(d) paragraph 2(c)(vi) of Schedule 2.

Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010

5.  In regulation 3(3) of the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010(5) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”.

Offshore Combustion Installations (Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2013

6.—(1) The Offshore Combustion Installations (Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2013(6) are amended as follows.

(2) In the following provisions for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”—

(a) regulation 7(1)(b);

(b) regulation 12(3).

Electricity Capacity Regulations 2014

7.  In regulation 65(2)(b)(v) of the Electricity Capacity Regulations 2014(7) for “a retained EU” substitute “an assimilated”.

Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017

8.—(1) The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017(8) are amended as follows.

(2) In the following provisions for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”—

(a) regulation 12(3)(a);

(b) regulation 15(1)(b);

(c) regulation 42(4A)(d)(iii);

(d) paragraph 2(c)(vii) of Schedule 3;

(e) paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 4.

Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

9.—(1) The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(9) are amended as follows.

(2) In the text of the modifications made by the following provisions for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”—

(a) regulation 37(4);

(b) regulation 62(5);

(c) paragraphs 6(c)(i), 7(b), (c) and (e)(i) and 8(e) of Schedule 4.

Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020

10.—(1) The Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020(10) are amended as follows.

(2) In the following provisions for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”—

(a) regulation 6(3)(c);

(b) paragraph 3(b) of Schedule 4;

(c) paragraph 2(c)(vi) of Schedule 5;

(d) paragraph 5(d) of Schedule 6.

Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

11.—(1) The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020(11) are amended as follows.

(2) In the following provisions for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”—

(a) regulation 29(1);

(b) regulation 30(1);

(c) regulation 31(1);

(d) regulation 32(1).

Part 2 Assimilated direct legislation

Regulation (EC) No 715/2009

12.—(1) Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005(12) is amended as follows.

(2) In the following provisions for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”—

(a) Article 6(1)(c);

(b) Article 6(8), in each place it occurs.

(3) In Article 6(8)(b) for “retained direct minor EU” substitute “assimilated direct minor”.

(4) In Article 31 for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”.

Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011

13.—(1) Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency(13) is amended as follows.

(2) In the following provisions for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”—

(a) Article 8(3);

(b) Article 8(4)(e);

(c) Article 11;

(d) Article 17(3).

(3) In Article 8(7)(b) for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”.

Regulation (EU) 2017/1938

14.—(1) Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2017 concerning measures to safeguard the security of gas supply and repealing Regulation (EU) No 994/2010(14) is amended as follows.

(2) In the following provisions for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”—

(a) Article 7(4)(e);

(b) Article 15(3).

Regulation (EU) 2019/943

15.—(1) Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity(15) is amended as follows.

(2) In the following provisions for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”—

(a) Article 3(j) (as it applies in England and Wales, and Scotland);

(b) Article 18(8A)(a)(iii) and (b)(iii).

(3) In Article 70 (as it applies in England and Wales, and Scotland) for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”.

(1)

S.I. 1999/360; regulation 3(1) was inserted by S.I. 2017/582 and amended by S.I. 2018/1325. Regulation 6(3), paragraph 2(c)(vi) of Schedule 1 and paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 were amended by S.I. 2018/1325.

(2)

S.I. 1999/1672; by virtue of section 76(7) of the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27), references in this instrument to a public gas transporter have effect as references to a gas transporter. Regulations 2(1) and 6(2)(a), paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 and paragraph 2(c)(vi) of Schedule 2 were amended by S.I. 2017/582 and S.I. 2018/1325.

(3)

S.I. 1999/2892; regulation 2(1), in the definition of “EU environmental assessment”, paragraphs 5 and 8 of Schedule 1 and paragraph 2(c)(vi) of Schedule 2 were inserted by S.I. 2018/834 and amended by S.I. 2019/24.

(4)

S.I. 2000/1928; regulations 2 and 4(2), paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 and paragraph 2(c)(vi) of Schedule 2 were inserted by S.I. 2017/582 and amended by S.I. 2018/1325.

(5)

S.I. 2010/2617; regulation 3(3) was amended by S.I. 2019/539, which was itself amended by S.I. 2020/1528 before it came into force.

(6)

S.I. 2013/971; regulation 7(1)(b) was amended by S.I. 2018/1325. Regulation 12(3) was amended by S.I. 2018/798 and S.I. 2018/1325.

(7)

S.I. 2014/2043; regulation 65(2)(b)(v) was amended by S.I. 2019/530.

(8)

S.I. 2017/580; regulations 12(3)(a), 15(1)(b) and 42(4A)(d)(iii), paragraph 2(c)(vii) of Schedule 3 and paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 4 were amended by S.I. 2018/1325.

(9)

S.I. 2019/530; regulations 37(4) and 62(5) and paragraph 7(c) and (e)(i) of Schedule 4 were amended by S.I. 2020/1016.

(10)

S.I. 2020/1497.

(11)

S.I. 2020/1528.

(12)

EUR 2009/715; Article 6 was amended by S.I. 2018/1286, which was itself amended by S.I. 2020/1016 before it came into force. Article 31 was amended by S.I. 2019/530.

(13)

EUR 2011/1227; Article 8(3) was amended by S.I. 2018/1286, which was itself amended by S.I. 2020/1016 before it came into force, and S.I. 2019/534. Articles 8(4)(e), 11 and 17(3) were amended by S.I. 2019/534. Article 8(7)(b) was inserted by S.I. 2018/1286, which was itself amended by S.I. 2020/1016 before it came into force.

(14)

EUR 2017/1938; Articles 7(4)(e) and 15(3) were amended by S.I. 2019/531.

(15)

EUR 2019/943; Articles 3(j) and 70 (as they apply in England and Wales, and Scotland) were amended by S.I. 2020/1006. Article 18(8A) was inserted by S.I. 2020/1006.