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| Long title | An Act to make provision relating to the demonstration, assessment and use of carbon capture and storage technology; to make provision about reports on decarbonisation of electricity generation and development and use of carbon capture and storage technology; to make provision for requiring benefits to be provided by holders of gas or electricity supply licences; to make provision about functions of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority; to make provision about general duties of the Secretary of State in relation to gas and electricity markets; to make provision about electricity generation licences; to make provision about persons authorised to supply gas or electricity; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2010 c. 27 |
| Introduced by | Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Commons) Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, Minister of State for Sustainable Development, Climate Change Adaptation and Air Quality (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | England, Wales, Scotland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 8 April 2010 |
| Commencement | 8 April 2010 (some) 8 June 2010 (rest) |
Status: Amended | |
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| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Energy Act 2010 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Energy Act 2010 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom pertaining to the regulation of energy usage and markets, with amendments to similar pieces of previous legislation. The Act was granted Royal Assent on 8 April 2010 along with a series of other bills during the wash-up period prior to the 2010 general election.