Energy Act 2008

The Energy Act 2008 (c 32) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Energy Act 2008^[1]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision relating to gas importation and storage; to make provision in relation to electricity generated from renewable sources; to make provision relating to electricity transmission; to make provision about payments to small-scale generators of low-carbon electricity; to make provision about the decommissioning of energy installations and wells; to make provision about the management and disposal of waste produced during the operation of nuclear installations; to make provision relating to petroleum licences; to make provision about third party access to oil and gas infrastructure and modifications of pipelines; to make provision about reports relating to energy matters; to make provision about the duties of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority; to make provision about payments in respect of the renewable generation of heat; to make provision relating to gas meters and electricity meters and provision relating to electricity safety; to make provision about the security of equipment, software and information relating to nuclear matters; and for connected purposes.
Citation	2008 c 32
Introduced by	John Hutton, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	26 November 2008
Status: Amended
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

Section 110 - Commencement

Orders made under section 110(2)

• The Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/45 (C.4))
• The Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/559 (C.38))
• The Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1270 (C.68))
• The Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2809 (C.123))
• The Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2010 (S.I. 2009/1888 (C.97))