Energy Act 2016
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act 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. |
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| Citation | 2016 c. 20 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 12 May 2016 |
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| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Energy Act 2016 (c. 20) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom relating to UK enterprise law and energy in the UK. It created a new Oil and Gas Authority, meaning that a quango rather than a government minister deals with the oil and gas industry.