Sustainable Energy Act 2003

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

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.

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

Provisions

The act set various sustainable energy targets and allocated to renewable energy. 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.

Section 9 – Citation, extent and commencement

The following orders have been made under this section:

• The Sustainable Energy Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2003 (SI 2003/2986 (C. 110))
• The Sustainable Energy Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2004 (SI 2004/1203 (C. 51))

References

• "Sustainable Energy Act 2003". Current Law Statutes 2003. Sweet & Maxwell. London. W Green. Edinburgh. 2003. Volume 2. Chapter 30. pp 30-1 to 30-9.
• Halsbury's Statutes,

External links

• The Sustainable Energy Act 2003, as amended from the National Archives.
• The Sustainable Energy Act 2003, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
• Explanatory notes to the Sustainable Energy Act 2003.