PART 5Strategy and Policy Statement

131Designation of statement

1

The Secretary of State may designate a statement as the strategy and policy statement for the purposes of this Part if the requirements set out in section 135 are satisfied (consultation and Parliamentary procedural requirements).

2

The strategy and policy statement is a statement prepared by the Secretary of State that sets out—

a

the strategic priorities, and other main considerations, of Her Majesty's government in formulating its energy policy for Great Britain (“strategic priorities”),

b

the particular outcomes to be achieved as a result of the implementation of that policy (“policy outcomes”), and

c

the roles and responsibilities of persons (whether the Secretary of State, the Authority F1, the Independent System Operator and Planner or other persons) who are involved in implementing that policy or who have other functions that are affected by it.

3

The Secretary of State must publish the strategy and policy statement (including any amended statement following a review under section 134) in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

4

For the purposes of this section, energy policy “for Great Britain” includes such policy for—

a

the territorial sea adjacent to Great Britain, and

b

areas designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964.

5

In this Part—

  • “the 1986 Act” means the Gas Act 1986;

  • F2“Independent System Operator and Planner” means the person for the time being designated under section 162(1) of the Energy Act 2023;

  • “policy outcomes” has the meaning given in subsection (2)(b);

  • “strategic priorities” has the meaning given in subsection (2)(a);

  • “the strategy and policy statement” means the statement for the time being designated under subsection (1) as the strategy and policy statement for the purposes of this Part.