Sustainable Energy Act 2003 Explained

Short Title:	Sustainable Energy Act 2003^[1]
Parliament:	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:	An Act to make provision about the development and promotion of a sustainable energy policy; to amend the Utilities Act 2000; and for connected purposes.
Year:	2003
Statute Book Chapter:	2003 c 30
Territorial Extent:	England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, except that section 6 does not extend to Northern Ireland, and sections 2 to 5 and 7 do not extend to that country or to Scotland.^[2]
Royal Assent:	30 October 2003
Original Text:	http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/30/contents/enacted
Revised Text:	http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/30/contents

The Sustainable Energy Act 2003 (c 30) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The white paper "Our energy future – creating a low carbon economy" (Cm 5761), published in February 2003, is a precursor of this Act.^[3]

Section 9 - Citation, extent and commencement

The following orders have been made under this section:

• The Sustainable Energy Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/2986 (C. 110))
• The Sustainable Energy Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1203 (C. 51))

References

• Halsbury's Statutes,

External links

• The Sustainable Energy Act 2003, as amended from the National Archives.
• The Sustainable Energy Act 2003, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
• Explanatory notes to the Sustainable Energy Act 2003.

Notes and References

1. The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 9(1) of this Act.
2. The Sustainable Energy Act 2003, sections 9(2) to (4)
3. Explanatory notes, paragraph 3