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Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Ss. 1-3	24 December 2006	Commenced on enactment
S. 4	12 March 2008	Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 68 of 2008), art. 2
S. 5	24 December 2006	Commenced on enactment
S. 6	29 July 2009	Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement of Section 6) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 298 of 2009), art. 2
S. 7	24 December 2006	Commenced on enactment
S. 8	23 May 2007	Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement of Section 8) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 266 of 2007), art. 2
Ss. 9, 10	24 December 2006	Commenced on enactment
Ss. 11, 12	12 March 2008	Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 68 of 2008), art. 2
S. 13 in so far as it relates to Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (23/1999), s. 9F	12 March 2008	Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 68 of 2008), art. 2
S. 13 in so far as it relates to Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (23/1999), s. 9G(1), (2)	12 March 2008	Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 68 of 2008), art. 2
S. 13 in so far as it relates to Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (23/1999), s. 9G(3), (4)	29 June 2009	Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Section 13) (Commencement of Remaining Provisions) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 238 of 2009), art. 2
S. 13 in so far as it relates to Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (23/1999), ss. 9H, 9I, 9J	12 March 2008	Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 68 of 2008), art. 2
S. 14		Not commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
Ss. 15-17	24 December 2006	Commenced on enactment
S. 18	24 December 2006	Commenced on enactment
S. 19	1 July 2007	Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement of Section 19) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 292 of 2007), art. 2
Ss. 20-30	24 December 2006	Commenced on enactment
Sch.	29 July 2009	Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement of Section 6) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 298 of 2009), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Restricted	European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011), regs. 1(3), 42(22) & sch. 2
Transfer of cert. functions under	Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1
S. 2 amended	Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 28
S. 6(c) amended	Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Single Electricity Market) Act 2007 (No. 5 of 2007), ss. 1(2), 20
S. 14 repealed	Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010 (No. 11 of 2010), ss. 1(2), 28
S. 16 references construed	ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Act 2014 (5/2014), ss. 8(1), (2), 9(3)
S. 19 references construed	ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Act 2014 (5/2014), ss. 8(1), (2), 9(3)
S. 22A inserted	Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 28
Pt. 9 (ss. 23-30) continues to apply to a Part 9 mine	Minerals Development Act 2017 (23/2017), ss. 1(2), 236
Pt. 9 (ss. 23-30) deleted	Minerals Development Act 2017 (23/2017), ss. 1(2), 238(3)(c)
S. 23 amended	Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 1(22), 5(8) and sch. 2 part 6
S. 23 references construed	Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 1(22), 9(2),(3)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 28(4)	Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (section 28(4)) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 155 of 2013)