uksi/2026/149 — The Utilities Act 2000 (Amendment of Section 105) Order 2026

2026 No. 149 ENERGY The Utilities Act 2000 (Amendment of Section 105) Order 2026 Made 19th February 2026 Laid before Parliament 23rd February 2026 Coming into force 16th March 2026 The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 105 (7) of the Utilities Act 2000 . Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Utilities Act 2000 (Amendment of Section 105) Order 2026 and comes into force on 16th March 2026. 2 This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland. Amendment to the Utilities Act 2000 2 In section 105(3) of the Utilities Act 2000 (exceptions to the general restriction on disclosure of information), after paragraph (ac), insert— aca it is made for the purpose of facilitating the performance of any functions of— i the Secretary of State under section 13 of the Energy Prices Act 2022 , or ii any person under regulations under section 19 of that Act; acb it is made by a person who is subject to a direction given under section 22 of the Energy Prices Act 2022 for the purpose of complying with the direction; . Alan Whitehead Minister of State Department for Energy Security and Net Zero  19th February 2026 Explanatory Note (This note is not part of the Order) Article 2 inserts new paragraphs into section 105 (3) of the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27) (“ the Act ”). The effect of this insertion is to create exemptions to the prohibition on information sharing in section 105 (1) of the Act . New paragraph (aca) exempts disclosure made for the purpose of facilitating the performance of the Secretary of State’s functions under section 13 of the Energy Prices Act 2022 (c. 44) or the performance of the functions of any person under regulations under section 19 of that Act. New paragraph (acb) exempts disclosure made by a person subject to a direction under section 22 of that Act where the disclosure is for the purpose of complying with the direction. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.