The Energy Act 2011 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2015

Statutory Instruments

2015 No. 880 (C. 55)

Energy

The Energy Act 2011 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2015

Made

25th March 2015

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred by section 121(1) of the Energy Act 2011(1), makes the following Order.

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Energy Act 2011 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2015.

(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Energy Act 2011.

Commencement

2.  The provisions of the Act specified in the Schedule come into force on 26th March 2015.

Edward Davey

Secretary of State

Department of Energy and Climate Change

25th March 2015

Article 2

SCHEDULE Provisions coming into force on 26th March 2015

Provisions	Subject Matter of Provisions
Section 42	Meaning of “domestic PR property” and “non-domestic PR property”: England and Wales
Section 43	Domestic energy efficiency regulations
Section 44	Further provision about domestic energy efficiency regulations
Section 45(1) to (4), (5)(a) and (b), (5)(d) to (f), (6)(a) to (c), (7) as if “(c),” was omitted and (8)	Sanctions for the purposes of domestic energy efficiency regulations
Section 46	Tenants’ energy efficiency improvements regulations
Section 47	Further provision about tenants’ energy efficiency improvements regulations
Section 48(1) to (3), (7)(a) and (8)	Sanctions for the purposes of tenants’ energy efficiency improvements regulations
Section 49	Non-domestic energy efficiency regulations
Section 50	Further provision about non-domestic energy efficiency regulations
Section 51(1) to (3), (4)(a) and (b), (4)(d) to (f), (5)(a) to (c), (6) as if “(c),” was omitted and (7)	Sanctions for the purposes of non-domestic energy efficiency regulations
Section 52	Regulations and orders: Chapter 2
Section 53	Crown application: Chapter 2
Section 115	Additional powers of the Coal Authority: England and Wales
Section 116	Additional powers of the Coal Authority: Scotland

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 26th March 2015 the provisions of Chapter 2 of Part 1 (sections 42 to 53) of the Energy Act 2011 listed in the Schedule. These provisions relate to energy efficiency in the Private Rented Sector in England and Wales.

This Order also brings into force on 26th March 2015 the provisions of Part 4 (sections 115 and 116) of the Energy Act 2011. These provisions provide additional powers to the Coal Authority by inserting two new sections into the Coal Industry Act 1994.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Sections 1 and 2 (partially)	21.3.2012	S.I. 2012/873
Sections 1 and 2 (for all purposes for which they were not already in force)	25.1.2013	S.I. 2013/125
Section 3	21.3.2012	S.I. 2012/873
Sections 4 and 5 (partially)	21.3.2012	S.I. 2012/873
Sections 4 and 5 (for all purposes for which they were not already in force)	25.1.2013	S.I. 2013/125
Section 6	21.3.2012	S.I. 2012/873
Sections 7 to 9 (partially)	21.3.2012	S.I. 2012/873
Sections 7 to 9 (for all purposes for which they were not already in force)	25.1.2013	S.I. 2013/125
Section 10	22.6.2012	S.S.I. 2012/191
Sections 11 to 13 (partially)	21.3.2012	S.I. 2012/873
Sections 11 to 13 (for all purposes for which they were not already in force)	25.1.2013	S.I. 2013/125
Section 14(1) to (5) and (9) (partially)	21.3.2012	S.I. 2012/873
Section 14(1) to (5) and (9) (for all purposes for which they were not already in force)	25.1.2013	S.I. 2013/125
Section 14(6) to (8)	22.6.2012	S.S.I. 2012/191
Section 15(1) to (3) and (5)	21.3.2012	S.I. 2012/873
Section 15(4)	22.6.2012	S.S.I. 2012/191
Sections 16 to 22	21.3.2012	S.I. 2012/873
Sections 23 to 28	28.1.2013	S.I. 2013/125
Section 29 (partially)	21.3.2012	S.I. 2012/873
Section 29 (for all purposes for which it was not already in force)	25.1.2013	S.I. 2013/125
Sections 30 to 34	21.3.2012	S.I. 2012/873
Section 35(1) to (5) and (7)	21.3.2012	S.I. 2012/873
Section 35(6)	22.6.2012	S.S.I. 2012/191
Section 36	21.3.2012	S.I. 2012/873
Sections 38 to 41	21.3.2012	S.I. 2012/873
Section 75	22.6.2012	S.S.I. 2012/191
Sections 82 to 92	21.3.2012	S.I. 2012/873
Section 108	21.3.2012	S.I. 2012/873
Section 118	21.3.2012	S.I. 2012/873
Schedule 2	21.3.2012	S.I. 2012/873

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2011 c.16.