UK Act of Parliament 2013 United Kingdom

Energy Act 2013

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At a glance

Enforced by

Ofgem, ONR

What's here

27 compliance obligations, 7 practical guides across 2 topics · 2 journeys · 36 statutory instruments

Penalty landscape

6 of 27 obligations carry up to 2 years imprisonment. 6 carry different penalties and 15 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Any Person 12
  • Operator 1
  • Distributor 1
  • Employer 1
  • Employee 1

Plus 11 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

Step-by-step journeys using this legislation

Walkthroughs that take you from a real business situation to compliance.

Relevant guidance

Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.

Direct — cites this Act

2 guides

Supporting — topic alignment

1 guides

Mentioned in related content

4 guides

Other Acts binding the same actors

For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.

Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Operators also bound by 125 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Distributors also bound by 33 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Employers also bound by 171 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Employees also bound by 53 other Acts (top 5 shown)

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1 — Decarbonisation

s.002

Matters to be taken into account

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must consider specific criteria for decarbonisation targets Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 2 — Electricity Market Reform

s.009

Supplier obligation

  • Pay CFD levies and provide financial collateral to the counterparty Distributor
s.012

CFD notifications

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • National system operator must notify CFD counterparties of eligible generators Statutory regulator
s.060

Monitoring and enforcement

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Government authorities must monitor and enforce emissions limits Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 54 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 3 — Nuclear Regulation

s.078

Principal function

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • ONR must act to ensure nuclear safety and security Statutory regulator
s.085

Inquiries

Unlimited fine
  • Interfere with or fail to cooperate with an ONR inquiry Any Person
s.087

Provision of information

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • ONR must provide information relevant to its nuclear safety purposes Statutory regulator
Browse 29 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.076

Nuclear safeguards regulations

s.076

Payments in respect of compliance costs

Part 4 — Government Pipe-line and Storage System

Part 5 — Strategy and Policy Statement

Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 6 — Consumer Protection and Miscellaneous

Browse 11 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 7 — Final

Browse 5 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Schedules

s.008

Inspectors

2 years imprisonment
  • Fail to comply with improvement or prohibition notice Any Person
Browse 11 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
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Official guidance

Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.

Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

Ofgem

Primary

Office of Gas and Electricity Markets

Regulates gas and electricity markets in Great Britain. Issues licences for generation, transmission, distribution, and supply. Protects consumers and promotes competition. Also …

ONR

Office for Nuclear Regulation

Independent regulator for nuclear safety and security. Issues nuclear site licences. Regulates nuclear installations, transport, and safeguards.

Connected legislation

36 statutory instruments

These instruments amend, apply, or refer to this Act. They may not all create direct business obligations.

Secondary legislation (36)

+ 21 more statutory instruments

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