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Energy Act 2016

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Lords, Session 2015-16

Last updated: 20 December 2022 at 09:40

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Long title

A Bill to make provision about the Oil and Gas Authority and its functions; to make provision about rights to use upstream petroleum infrastructure; to make provision about the abandonment of offshore installations, submarine pipelines and upstream petroleum infrastructure; to extend Part 1A of the Petroleum Act 1998 to Northern Ireland; to make provision about the disclosure of information for the purposes of international agreements; to make provision about fees in respect of activities relating to oil, gas, carbon dioxide and pipelines; to make provision about wind power; and for connected purposes.

Sponsoring departments

Department of Energy and Climate Change
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
Conservative, Life peer
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Amber Rudd
Conservative, Hastings and Rye

Current version of the Bill

Energy Act 2016 c.20
12 May 2016
Commons

Bill passage

Bill started in the House of Lords
1st reading
2nd reading
Committee stage
Report stage
3rd reading
Bill in the House of Commons
1st reading
2nd reading
Committee stage
Report stage
3rd reading
Final stages
Consideration of amendments
Royal Assent
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