The Energy Act 2004 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 1091 (C. 47)

ELECTRICITY

The Energy Act 2004 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2007

Made

28th March 2007

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 198(2) of the Energy Act 2004(1):

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Energy Act 2004 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2007.

Commencement

2.  The following provisions shall come into force on 6th April 2007—

(a) section 182 of the Energy Act 2004; and

(b) paragraph 7 of Schedule 16 to that Act.

Truscott

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Energy,

Department of Trade and Industry

28th March 2007

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 6th April 2007 section 182 of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 16 to, the Energy Act 2004. Section 182 inserts paragraph 5A into Schedule 8 to the Electricity Act 1989 (c.29), making provision for the appointment of additional inspectors for the purposes of inquiries held by virtue of that Schedule. Paragraph 7 of Schedule 16 makes provision for the appointment of additional inspectors for the purposes of inquiries in England and Wales held under that Schedule (in relation to applications for the declaration of safety zones). The remaining provisions of the Energy Act 2004 will be brought into force by subsequent orders.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Sections 1, 2, 10, 72, 73, 74 and 75 and Schedules 1 and 15	27th July 2004	2004/1973 (C.87)
Sections 3, 4, 5(1), 6, 9, 13 and 22. Sections 36 and 37 (partially). Sections 133 and 134. Section 135 (partially). Sections 137(1) to (4) and (7), 138, 140(2) to (4), 142 and 144. Sections 190 to 196 (partially). Schedules 3 and 17	24th August 2004	2004/2184 (C.95)
Section 135 in so far as it was not already in force. Sections 136, 137(5) and (6), 141, 143 and 197(8). Section 197(9) (partially). Schedules 18 and 19. Schedule 23 (partially)	1st September 2004	2004/2184 (C.95)
Sections 5(2) to (9), 7, 8, 14 to 21 and 23 to 35. Sections 36 and 37, in so far as they were not already in force. Sections 38 to 50, 76 to 88, 94, 101, 102(1) and (4), 103(2) and (4), 104, 115 to 132, 154 to 176, 178, 181 and 183 to 189. Sections 190 to 196, in so far as they were not already in force. Section 197(1) to (7). Section 197(9) and (10) (partially). Schedules 4 to 9, 20 to 22 and Part 1 of Schedule 23 (partially). Schedule 23 Part 2, paragraph 2	5th October 2004	2004/2575 (C.110)
Sections 145(1), (3) and (5) to (7), 146(1) to (5) and (7), 147(1) to (4) and (6) to (8), 148, 149(1), (3), (5) to (9) and (11), 150(1) to (5) and (7) to (10) and 152. Section 197(9) (partially) and Part 1 of Schedule 23 (partially)	1st December 2004	2004/2575 (C.110)
Section 51(1). Section 51(2) (partially). Sections 52(1) and (6), 53(1), (2), (4) and (5) and 63. Section 69(1) (partially). Sections 69(2) and (3) and 71. Section 89 (partially). Section 93. Section 99 (partially). Paragraphs 1 to 5 and 10 to 18 of Schedule 10. Schedules 11 and 13. Paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7 of Schedule 14	1st March 2005	2005/442 (C.20)
Sections 11 and 12 and Schedule 2	31st March 2005	2005/442 (C.20)
Section 51(2) (partially). Sections 52(2) to (5) and (7), 53(3), 54 to 62 and 64 to 68. Section 69(1) (partially). Sections 70, 102(5), 103(3), 146(6) and 150(6). Section 197(9) and (10) (partially). Paragraphs 6 to 9 of Schedule 10. Schedule 12. Paragraphs 3, 5 and 8 to 11 of Schedule 14. Part 1 of Schedule 23 (partially). Paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 23	1st April 2005	2005/877 (C.38)
Section 99(1) (partially). Section 100	1st September 2005	2005/442 (C.20)
Sections 95 to 98. Section 99(1) in so far as it was not already in force. Sections 102(2) and (3) and 105 to 114. Schedule 16 (partially)	1st October 2005	2005/877 (C.38)
Section 177	1st November 2005	2005/2965 (C.127)
Section 103(1). Section 197(9) and Part 1 of Schedule 23 (partially)	1st January 2006	2005/877 (C.38)
Section 179	1st April 2006 for certain purposes; 1st April 2010 for the remaining purposes	2005/2965 (C.127)
Section 197(9) and Part 1 of Schedule 23 (partially)	1st April 2006 for certain purposes; 1st April 2010 for the remaining purposes	2005/2965 (C.127)
Sections 145(2) and (4), 147(5), 149(2), (4) and (10), 151 and 153.	14th August 2006	2006/1964 (C.66)

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2004 c.20.