The Energy Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014

Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 251 (C. 9)

Energy

The Energy Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014

Made

10th February 2014

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 156(1) and (4) of the Energy Act 2013(1).

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Energy Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014.

(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Energy Act 2013.

Provisions coming into force on 18th February 2014

2.  The following provisions of the Act come into force on 18th February 2014 —

(a) section 70(3);

(b) section 148.

Provisions coming into force on 10th March 2014

3.  The following provisions of the Act come into force on 10th March 2014 —

(a) section 71;

(b) section 77 (including Schedule 7);

(c) section 90(1) to (4);

(d) section 93(2) to (5);

(e) sections 109 and 110;

(f) section 116(1) but only for the purposes of giving effect to the following provisions of Schedule 12—

(i) paragraph 15(13);

(ii) paragraphs 54 to 56;

(iii) paragraph 72;

(iv) paragraph 75;

(v) paragraph 90;

(vi) paragraph 102.

Provisions coming into force on 1st April 2014

4.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and to the extent it is not already in force, Part 3 of the Act (nuclear regulation) comes into force on 1st April 2014.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to section 116(1) insofar as it gives effect to paragraph 74 of Schedule 12.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Mike Penning

Minister of State

Department for Work and Pensions

10th February 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the first commencement order made under the Energy Act 2013 (c.32) (“the Act”).

Article 2 of this Order brings into force on 18th February 2014 section 70(3) of the Act, which enables the Secretary of State to prescribe fissile material for the purposes of the definition of “nuclear material” in that section. It also brings into force section 148 of the Act, which relates to fees for services provided for energy resilience purposes.

Article 3 brings into force on 10th March 2014 further provisions of Part 3 of the Act (nuclear regulation). It brings into force: section 77 (including Schedule 7), which establishes the Office for Nuclear Regulation (“the ONR”) as a body corporate; section 90(1) to (4), which allows the ONR to enter agreements with ministers, government departments and public authorities; sections 109 and 110, which make provisions in relation to notices; and a number of provisions of Schedule 12 that relate to the ONR.

Article 3 also brings into force on 10th March 2014 section 71 of the Act, which enables the Secretary of State to issue a notice specifying sensitive nuclear information, and section 93(2) to (5), which enables the Secretary of State to specify nuclear safeguards obligations and to do related things.

Article 4 brings into force on 1st April 2014 all the remaining provisions of Part 3 of the Act, apart from paragraph 74 of Schedule 12 to the Act.

(1)

2013 c. 32.