Core fuel sector resilience measures: proposed guidance on criminal and civil sanctions

The core fuel sector resilience measures in Part 12 of the Energy Act 2023 aim to ensure that government can:

• identify fuel supply risks
• support industry to maintain fuel supply resilience

This proposed guidance is designed to improve compliance with the measures. It sets out:

• the statutory obligations
• the enforcement regime which core fuel sector participants may be subject to should an offence be committed
• the circumstances in which the Secretary of State may take action, and how they will exercise their functions in relation to enforcement undertakings
• how the procedure for enforcement undertakings will work in practice

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