Energy Act 2016
Act of ParliamentThis bill passed all stages in both Houses and received Royal Assent.
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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.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading· Lords
9 July 2015 – 9 July 2015
- 2nd reading· Lords
22 July 2015 – 22 July 2015
- Committee stage· Lords
7 September 2015 – 14 September 2015
- Committee stage· Lords
14 October 2015 – 14 October 2015
- Report stage· Lords
19 October 2015 – 21 October 2015
- 3rd reading· Lords
4 November 2015 – 4 November 2015
- 1st reading· Commons
5 November 2015 – 5 November 2015
- 2nd reading· Commons
18 January 2016 – 18 January 2016
- Programme motion· Commons
18 January 2016 – 18 January 2016
- Money resolution· Commons
18 January 2016 – 18 January 2016
- Ways and Means resolution· Commons
18 January 2016 – 18 January 2016
- Committee stage· Commons
26 January 2016 – 4 February 2016
- Programme motion· Commons
14 March 2016 – 14 March 2016
- Report stage· Commons
14 March 2016 – 14 March 2016
- Legislative Grand Committee· Commons
14 March 2016 – 14 March 2016
- 3rd reading· Commons
14 March 2016 – 14 March 2016
- Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons· Lords
12 April 2016 – 12 April 2016
- Programme motion· Commons
20 April 2016 – 20 April 2016
- Consideration of Lords amendments· Commons
20 April 2016 – 20 April 2016
- Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons· Lords
26 April 2016 – 26 April 2016
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. Bill ID: 1677.