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18th May 2016The Energy Act 2016.
A 2016 c.20 The Energy Act 2016. Published 12th
- Establishes the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), charged with the asset stewardship and regulation of domestic oil and gas recovery.
- Transfers the existing regulatory powers on oil and gas to the OGA. Regulatory functions in relation to the environment would not be transferred.
- Gives the OGA additional powers including: access to company meetings; data acquisition, retention and transfer; dispute resolution; and sanctions.
- Introduce provisions in relation to charges for the offshore oil and gas environmental regulator’s services to the industry.
- Transfers the consenting of new onshore wind farms into the planning regime in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
- Ends public subsidies for new onshore wind in Great Britain under the Renewables Obligation from 1 April 2016.