Statutory Instruments
Energy
Made
26th September 2017
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 84(3) and 84(4) of the Energy Act 2016(1).
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Energy Act 2016 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitory Provision) Regulations 2017.
2. Sections 30 to 36 of the Energy Act 2016, so far as they are not already in force, come into force on 21st October 2017.
3. Notwithstanding the commencement of section 31(8) of the Energy Act 2016, the requirement imposed by section 31(2)(a) of that Act is not sanctionable in accordance with Chapter 5 of Part 2 of that Act before 12th November 2017.
Richard Harrington
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
26th September 2017
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring the remaining provisions of the Energy Act 2016 into force.
The commenced provisions relate to the appointment of information and samples coordinators, and to the preparation and agreement of information and samples plans in relation to the transfer, expiry, revocation or surrender of rights under an offshore licence, and provide a right of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal on prescribed grounds against the preparation by the Oil and Gas Authority of an information and samples plan.
Regulation 3 provides that the sanction for failure to agree an information and samples plan in advance of a licence event does not apply before 12th November 2017.
An impact assessment of the effect that the Act will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector has been produced, and a copy is available at www.legislation.gov.uk. No separate impact assessment has been produced for this instrument.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Subsections (1) to (3) of section 1 | 12th July 2016 | 2016/602 (C. 43) |
| Subsection (4) of section 1 | 24th May 2016 | 2016/602 (C. 43) |
| Subsection (1) of section 2 | 1st October 2016 | 2016/920 (C. 66) |
| Subsections (2) to (6) of section 2 | 24th May 2016 | 2016/602 (C. 43) |
| Sections 3 to 5 | 12th July 2016 | 2016/602 (C. 43) |
| Sections 6 to 12 | 1st October 2016 | 2016/920 (C. 66) |
| Sections 13 and 14 | 12th July 2016 | 2016/602 (C. 43) |
| Sections 15 to 29 | 1st October 2016 | 2016/920 (C. 66) |
| Subsections (1)(a) and (2) to (6) of section 34 | 19th December 2016 | 2016/1198 (C. 83) |
| Section 36 (partially) | 19th December 2016 | 2016/1198 (C. 83) |
| Sections 37 to 65 | 1st October 2016 | 2016/920 (C. 66) |
| Subsections (1) and (2) of section 66 | 1st October 2016 | 2016/920 (C. 66) |
| Subsections (3) and (4) of section 66 | 24th May 2016 | 2016/602 (C. 43) |
| Subsections (5) to (7) of section 66 | 1st October 2016 | 2016/920 (C. 66) |
| Sections 67 to 75 | 1st October 2016 | 2016/920 (C. 66) |
| Section 78 | 12th July 2016 | 2016/602 (C. 43) |
| Schedules 1 and 2 | 1st October 2016 | 2016/920 (C. 66) |