Sustainable Energy Act 2003

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Sustainable Energy Act 2003 [1]
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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.
Citation 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]
Dates
Royal assent 30 October 2003
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

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

Contents

Legislative passage

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

The legislation was passed as a private member's bill. [4]

Provisions

The act set various sustainable energy targets and allocated £60,000,000 to renewable energy. [5] The Government was required to publish a statutory target for residential energy efficiency which was fulfilled in 2004, when the government published a target to reduce carbon emissions by 4.2 metric tonnes by 2010. [6]

Section 9 - Citation, extent and commencement

The following orders have been made under this section:

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
  4. ↑ Langdon, Julia (19 July 2016). "Brian White obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  5. ↑ Armstrong, Franny (5 May 2010). "Should greens vote for the Green party in this election?". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  6. ↑ Boardman, Brenda (2007). "Home Truths: A Low Carbon Strategy To Reduce UK Housing Emissions By 80% By 2050" (PDF). Friends of the Earth . Retrieved 4 February 2026.


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