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.Explanatory notes, paragraph 3
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 The Sustainable Energy Act 2003, as originally enacted from the National Archives.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.