Secondary Legislation under Energy Act 2013

Showing 42 Statutory Instruments linked to this bill.

Contracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Laid before Parliament: 14 May 2026
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations amend the Contracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2010) (the “Eligible Generator Regulations”).

Electricity Capacity (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026

Laid before Parliament: 14 May 2026
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text This instrument amends the Electricity Capacity Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2043) (“the 2014 Regulations”), the Electricity Capacity (Supplier Payment etc) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3354) (“the Supplier Payment Regulations”) and the Electricity Capacity (No. 1) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/862) (“the 2019 Regulations”).

Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Laid before Parliament: 23 April 2026
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations amend the Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/196) (the 2019 Regulations) and the Nuclear Safeguards (Fees) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1406) (the 2021 Regulations). The 2019 Regulations require operators of qualifying nuclear facilities (as defined in section 76A(6) of the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32)) to maintain a system of accountancy and control of qualifying nuclear material, record and report specified information to the Office for Nuclear Regulation (the ONR) and/or the Secretary of State, and enable the ONR to verify compliance. The 2021 Regulations prescribe the fees payable by operators to the ONR for the costs incurred in exercising its functions under the 2019 Regulations (among other things).

Contracts for Difference (Allocation) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Laid before Parliament: 20 April 2026
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations amend the Contracts for Difference (Allocation) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2011) (“Allocation Regulations”). The Allocation Regulations form part of the legislative framework underpinning the Contracts for Difference scheme under Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Energy Act 2013. These Regulations concern the arrangements for determining whether renewables projects qualify for a Contract for Difference and the procedure where qualification appeals are pending when the process of allocating contracts begins.

Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards and Contract Budget Notice Amendments) Regulations 2026

Laid before Parliament: 5 February 2026
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations amend the Contracts for Difference (Allocation) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2011) (“Allocation Regulations”), the Electricity Market Reform (General) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2013) (“EMR Regulations”) and the Contracts for Difference (Standard Terms) Regulations (S.I. 2014/2012) (“Standard Terms Regulations”). Those Regulations form part of the legislative framework underpinning the Contracts for Difference (“CFD”) scheme under section 6 of the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32).

Electricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Laid before Parliament: 2 February 2026
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make amendments to the Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2014) (the “ESO Regulations”); the Electricity Capacity (Supplier Payment etc.) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3354) (the “Supplier Payment Regulations”); and the Nuclear Regulated Asset Base Model (Revenue Collection) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/254) (the “Revenue Collection Regulations”).

Electricity Capacity (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025

Laid before Parliament: 3 June 2025
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make amendments to the Electricity Capacity Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2043) (“the Principal Regulations”), and revoke provisions of the Principal Regulations, the Electricity Capacity (No. 1) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/862) and the Electricity Capacity (Amendment etc.) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/697).

Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2025

Laid before Parliament: 2 June 2025
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations are made under Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32) (“the Act”), which enables the Secretary of State to make regulations about “contracts for difference” (defined in section 6(2) of the Act), for the purpose of encouraging low carbon electricity generation.

Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025

Laid before Parliament: 11 March 2025
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations amend the Contracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2010) (the “Eligible Generator Regulations”) and the Electricity Market Reform (General) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2013) (the “Market Reform Regulations”).

Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Laid before Parliament: 16 December 2024
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text This instrument amends the Electricity Capacity Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2043) (“the 2014 Regulations”).

Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

Laid before Parliament: 28 October 2024
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations are made under section 6 of the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), which enables the Secretary of State, for the purpose of encouraging low carbon electricity generation, to make regulations about “contracts for difference” (defined in section 6(2) of the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32)) between a “CFD counterparty” (which is a person designated under section 7 of that Act) and an “eligible generator” (defined in the Contracts for Difference (Eligible Generator) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2010) (“Eligible Generator Regulations”)).

Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Laid before Parliament: 30 July 2024
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations amend the Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2014) (the “ESO Regulations”).

Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards) Regulations 2024

Laid before Parliament: 21 March 2024
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations amend the Contracts for Difference (Allocation) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2011) (“Allocation Regulations”), the Electricity Market Reform (General) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2013) (“EMR Regulations”), the Contracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2010) (“Eligible Generator Regulations”) and the Contracts for Difference (Standard Terms) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2012) (“Standard Terms Regulations”). Those Regulations form part of the legislative framework underpinning the Contracts for Difference (“CFD”) scheme under section 6 of the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32). The CFD scheme is designed to encourage low carbon electricity generation by awarding subsidies accessed through a private law contract, which is secured in a competitive allocation round.

Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) (Amendment) and Gas Safety (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2024

Reference: 2024 No. 322
Laid before Parliament: 7 March 2024
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations amend the Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1378) (“the 2022 Regulations”) to make various changes to the fees fixed by or determined under those Regulations.

Electricity Capacity (Supplier Payment etc.) (Amendment and Excluded Electricity) Regulations 2024

Laid before Parliament: 22 January 2024
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text Under the Electricity Capacity (Supplier Payment etc.) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3354, the “Supplier Payment Regulations”), electricity suppliers make payments (based on the amounts of electricity they supply) to fund payments to electricity capacity providers under the Capacity Market (provided for in Regulations and Rules made under Chapter 3 of Part 2 of the Energy Act 2013). These Regulations exclude from the calculation of these payments, electricity (“CM EII excluded electricity”) that is supplied to industrial customers who have been issued with “EII certificates” under the Electricity Supplier Obligations (Amendment & Excluded Electricity) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/721, the “Excluded Electricity Regulations”).

Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Laid before Parliament: 22 January 2024
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations amend the provisions of the Electricity Supplier Obligations (Amendment & Excluded Electricity) Regulations 2015 (the “2015 Regulations”) which concern EII excluded electricity. “EII excluded electricity” is electricity supplied to certain industrial users of electricity (energy-intensive industries (EIIs)). Following an application to the Secretary of State, a proportion of the electricity used by eligible EII’s is excluded from the calculation of the suppliers’ obligations to make payments under the Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) Regulations S.I. 2014/2014. The supplier is expected to pass the cost saving on to its EII customer to reduce the EII’s electricity bill.

Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Laid before Parliament: 12 June 2023
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make amendments to the Electricity Capacity Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2043) (“the 2014 Regulations”).

Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Laid before Parliament: 20 February 2023
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations amend the Electricity Supplier Obligations (Amendment & Excluded Electricity) Regulations 2015 to allow reduced levels of accounting information to be submitted by new companies that are applying for an EII certificate. The amendments also allow certain applicants for EII certificates flexibility in the accounting information they are required to submit where their businesses have been disrupted by the Covid 19 pandemic. The amendments allow such applicants to choose any 3 years of the preceding 5 years that accounts are available rather than being required to rely on the last 3 years to establish that they qualify for an EII certificate.

Electricity Supplier Obligations (Green Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Laid before Parliament: 8 February 2023
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text This instrument amends the Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) Regulations S.I. 2014/2014 (the “2014 Regulations”) and the Electricity Supplier Obligations (Amendment & Excluded Electricity) Regulations S.I. 2015/721 (the “2015 Regulations”). Those Regulations make provision about the obligations of electricity suppliers to make payments to fund the Contracts for Difference (CFD) scheme under the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32).

Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2022

Reference: 2022 No. 1378
Laid before Parliament: 20 December 2022
Procedure: Made affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations revoke and replace the Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/33) (“the 2021 Regulations”).

Contracts for Difference (Allocation) and Electricity Market Reform (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Laid before Parliament: 11 May 2022
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text This instrument amends the Contracts for Difference (Allocation) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2011) and the Electricity Market Reform (General) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2013). Those Regulations form part of the legislative framework underpinning the Contracts for Difference (“CFD”) scheme under section 6 of the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32).

Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Laid before Parliament: 11 May 2022
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations impose duties on landlords of residential premises in respect of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. The Regulations amend the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”) to extend the current duties and to impose such duties on landlords who are registered providers of social housing.

Emissions Performance Standard (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Reference: 2022 No. 467
Laid before Parliament: 25 April 2022
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations amend the Emissions Performance Standard Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”) (S.I. 2015/933) to update certain definitions that apply in respect of the monitoring and enforcement of the emissions performance standard in England.

Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022

Laid before Parliament: 31 March 2022
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations amend the Contracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2010) (“Eligible Generator Regulations”) and the Contracts for Difference (Allocation) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2011) (“Allocation Regulations”).

Electricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Laid before Parliament: 7 February 2022
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make amendments to the Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2014) (the “ESO Regulations”) and the Electricity Capacity (Supplier Payment etc.) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3354) (the “Supplier Payment Regulations”). Those Regulations impose an obligation on electricity suppliers to pay an “operational costs levy” (as per the ESO Regulations) and a “settlement costs levy” (as per the Supplier Payment Regulations) in order to fund the operational costs of the respective schemes.

Nuclear Safeguards (Fees) Regulations 2021

Reference: 2021 No. 1406
Laid before Parliament: 10 December 2021
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text Prior to IP Completion Day, nuclear safeguards in the United Kingdom were regulated by the EURATOM treaty as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon, which was signed on 13th December 2007, and by Commission Regulation (EURATOM) 302/2005 (OJ L 54 28.2.2005 p1 – 71). With effect from IP Completion Day, the United Kingdom’s domestic provisions on nuclear safeguards are contained in the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32) (“the 2013 Act”), as amended by the Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018 (c. 15), the Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/196) (“the Nuclear Safeguards Regulations”) and the Nuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) (Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/195).

Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Laid before Parliament: 21 June 2021
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make amendments to the Electricity Capacity Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2043).

Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021

Laid before Parliament: 12 May 2021
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations amend the Contracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2010) (“Eligible Generator Regulations”), the Electricity Market Reform (General) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2013) (“EMR Regulations”) and the Contracts for Difference (Allocation) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2011) (“Allocation Regulations”). These Regulations form part of the legislative framework underpinning the Contracts for Difference (CFD) scheme under section 6 of the Energy Act 2013. The CFD scheme is designed to encourage low carbon electricity generation by awarding subsidies accessed through a private law contract, which is secured in a competitive allocation round.

Combined Heat and Power Quality Assurance (Temporary Modifications) Regulations 2021

Laid before Parliament: 18 March 2021
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations modify, for the 12-month period beginning with the day on which they come into force, the Emissions Performance Standard Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/933) and the Renewables Obligation Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1947). The purpose of the modifications is to update, for the period of 12 months beginning with the date on which these Regulations come into force, the definition of the Combined Heat and Power Quality Assurance Standard to refer to issue 8 of that Standard, which is available together with its accompanying guidance notes at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chpqa-standardor in hard copy upon request from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy at 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET.

Nuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Laid before Parliament: 25 February 2021
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text With effect from IP completion day, the United Kingdom’s domestic nuclear safeguards regime is set out in the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32) (the “Act”) as amended by the Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018 (c. 15), the Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/196) and the Nuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/195). These Regulations amend S.I. 2019/195.

Electricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Laid before Parliament: 21 January 2021
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make amendments to the Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2014) (the “ESO Regulations”), and the Electricity Capacity (Supplier Payment etc.) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3354) (the “Supplier Payment Regulations”).

Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2021

Reference: 2021 No. 33
Laid before Parliament: 13 January 2021
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations revoke and replace the Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/253) (“the 2016 Regulations”), except that the saving made by regulation 26(2) of the 2016 Regulations is maintained.

Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020

Laid before Parliament: 4 June 2020
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations amend the Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2014) (the “2014 Regulations”) which impose obligations on persons who supply electricity in Great Britain. CFD (Contracts for Difference) are contracts which the CFD counterparty, a person designated as such under section 7 of the Energy Act 2013, must enter into by virtue of section 10 or 14 of that Act. Under the terms of the CFD, the CFD counterparty must make payments to eligible generators who have secured a CFD (see the Contracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) Regulations 2014 (S.I 2014/2010) which define eligible generators). The payments made to such eligible generators are funded from payments made to the CFD counterparty by electricity suppliers under the 2014 Regulations.

Electricity Capacity (Amendment etc.) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020

Laid before Parliament: 20 May 2020
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make amendments and modifications to the application of the Electricity Capacity Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2043) (“the Principal Regulations”) and revoke provisions of the Electricity (No. 1) Capacity Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/862).

Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Laid before Parliament: 9 September 2019
Procedure: Draft affirmative

Electricity Capacity (No. 2) Regulations 2019

Laid before Parliament: 5 June 2019
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make various amendments to the Electricity Capacity Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2043) (“the Principal Regulations”) and the Electricity Capacity (No. 1) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/862) (“the 2019 Regulations”).

Electricity Capacity (No. 1) Regulations 2019

Laid before Parliament: 28 February 2019
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make various amendments and modifications to the application of the Electricity Capacity Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2043) (“the Principal Regulations”) and the Electricity Capacity (Supplier Payments etc.) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3354) (“the Supplier Payment Regulations”), collectively referred to as “the Capacity Market regulations”.

Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Laid before Parliament: 13 December 2018
Procedure: Draft affirmative
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Enabling Acts
Energy Act 2013 European Communities Act 1972 Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
SI explanatory text These Regulations amend regulation 3 of the Transfrontier Shipment of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Regulations 2008 in order to update the reference to Council Directive 96/29/Euratom laying down basic standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation (OJ No L 159, 29.6.96, p. 1 as corrected by OJ No L 314, 14.12.1996, p. 20.) to Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom (OJ No L13, 17.1.2014, p 1) laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom (the Basic Safety Standards Directive), which consolidated it.

Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Laid before Parliament: 29 November 2018
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations commence on exit day, which is when the United Kingdom will cease to be a member of both the European Union and of the European Atomic Energy Community. Prior to the commencement day, nuclear safeguards in the United Kingdom, were regulated by the EURATOM treaty, as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon, which was signed on 13 December 2007, and by Commission Regulation (EURATOM) 302/2005 (OJ L 54, 28.2.2005 p1-71). With effect from commencement day, the United Kingdom’s domestic provisions on nuclear safeguards will be set out in the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), as amended by the Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018 (c. 15), these Regulations and the Nuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/xxxx).

Nuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Laid before Parliament: 29 November 2018
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations commence on exit day, which is when the United Kingdom will cease to be a member of both the European Union and of the European Atomic Energy Community. Prior to exit day, nuclear safeguards in the United Kingdom, were regulated by the EURATOM treaty, as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon, which was signed on 13 December 2007, and by Commission Regulation (EURATOM) 302/2005 (OJ L 54, 28.2.2005 p1-71). With effect from exit day, the United Kingdom’s domestic provisions on nuclear safeguards will be set out in the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), as amended by the Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018 (c. 15), and in these Regulations and the Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/xxxx).

Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018

Laid before Parliament: 6 June 2018
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations amend the Contracts for Difference (Allocation) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2011) (“the Allocation Regulations”) and the Contracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2010) (“the Eligible Generator Regulations”).

Electricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Laid before Parliament: 5 February 2018
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make amendments to the Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2014) (the “ESO Regulations”), and the Electricity Capacity (Supplier Payment etc.) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3354) (the “Supplier Payment Regulations”).