Home / Dz.U. 1997 nr 54 poz. 348
Law of 10 April 1997 - Energy Law.
Ustawa z dnia 10 kwietnia 1997 r. - Prawo energetyczne.
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
act has a consolidated text (akt posiada tekst jednolity)
Announced
1997-04-10
Entry into force
1997-12-05
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
ceny i stawki taryfoweenergy economypecuniary and disciplinary penaltiesenergy sectorMachinery and Equipmentconcessionsrenewable energy sources
Related acts
Repealed Acts (7)
- Decree of April 24, 1952, on amending the law on universal electrification of villages and settlements. · 1997-12-05
- Resolution No. 51 of the Council of Ministers of March 31, 1990, amending the resolution on the electrification fee collected during the general electrification of villages. · 1997-12-05
- Law of April 6, 1984, on energy management. · 1997-12-05
- Announcement of the Minister of Agriculture of June 26, 1954, on the publication of the consolidated text of the act of June 28, 1950, on the universal electrification of villages and settlements. · 1997-12-05
- Law of June 28, 1950, on the universal electrification of villages and settlements. · 1997-12-05
- Ordinance of the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Economy of April 19, 1988, on the scope of installing receiving devices in buildings covered by universal rural electrification. · 1997-12-05
- Order of the Minister of Material Economy and Fuels of June 6, 1986 on the detailed procedure for approving technical solutions in the field of investment and modernization in the energy economy. · 1998-06-05
Acts Declared Repealed (49)
- Order of the Minister of Internal Affairs of February 1, 1985, on determining the offenses for which employees of state administration bodies for energy management are authorized to impose fines by way of penalty tickets, and the principles and method of issuing authorizations. · 1997-12-05
- Resolution No. 32 of the Council of Ministers of February 8, 1988, on the electrification fee collected during the universal electrification of villages. · 1997-12-05
- Regulation of the Ministers of Heavy Industry and Finance of September 29, 1950, on personal and in-kind contributions for the purpose of universal electrification of villages and settlements. · 1997-12-05
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 10 September 1984 on the coordination of technical solutions in the field of investment and modernization in the energy economy. · 1998-06-05
- Order of the Minister of Mining and Energy of May 3, 1978, on the conditions for the supply of electricity. · 1998-06-05
- Ordinance of the Minister of Mining and Energy of October 13, 1971 amending the ordinance on the calculation of coal and coke consumption for heating residential, office and public utility buildings. · 1998-06-05
- Order of the Minister of Mining and Energy of March 13, 1970, on the management of power plant capacity connected to a common gas network and the distribution of gaseous fuels. · 1998-06-05
- Order of the Minister of Mining and Energy of August 31, 1970, amending the order on calculating coal and coke consumption for heating residential, office, and public utility buildings. · 1998-06-05
- Order of the Minister of Mining and Energy of January 13, 1967, on the technical conditions that the design and construction of heating boilers should meet for the rational and economical use of fuel and energy. · 1998-06-05
- Order of the Minister of Mining and Energy of September 26, 1966, amending the order on the calculation of coal and coke consumption for heating residential, office, and public utility buildings. · 1998-06-05
- Order of the Minister of Mining and Energy of August 24, 1964, on the principles of connecting devices for the generation, processing, transmission, distribution, and consumption of electrical and thermal energy and gaseous fuels to a common network. · 1998-06-05
- Regulation of the Minister of Mining and Energy of September 21, 1963, amending the regulation of the Chairman of the State Planning Commission of November 29, 1954, on the calculation of coal and coke consumption for heating residential, office and public utility buildings. · 1998-06-05
- Order of the Minister of Mining and Energy of April 16, 1963, amending the order of the Chairman of the State Planning Commission of November 29, 1954, on calculating the consumption of coal and coke for heating residential, office, and public utility buildings. · 1998-06-05
- Regulation of the Minister of Mining and Energy of April 20, 1960, on regulations for the construction of electrical installations. · 1998-06-05
- Order of the Minister of Mining of May 3, 1978, on the conditions for the supply of gaseous fuels. · 1998-06-05
- Order of the Minister of Material Economy of July 4, 1977, on the conditions for the supply of heat energy. · 1998-06-05
- Ordinance of the Minister of Industry and Trade of June 5, 1995, amending the ordinance on the procedure for coordinating the production and import of energy equipment, the acquisition of production licenses abroad, and the determination of types of energy equipment subject to mandatory coordination. · 1998-06-05
- Order of the Minister of Industry and Trade of March 1, 1995, on the procedure for coordinating the production and import of energy equipment, the acquisition of licenses for their production abroad, and the determination of types of energy equipment subject to mandatory coordination. · 1998-06-05
- Order of the Minister of Industry of September 16, 1988, on the detailed principles of operation of heating networks. · 1998-06-05
- Order of the Minister of Industry of 20 August 1988 on the detailed principles of operating energy devices and installations for the transmission of gaseous fuels. · 1998-06-05
- Order of the Minister of Material and Fuel Economy of February 28, 1987, on the detailed principles of operation of natural gas distribution stations. · 1998-06-05
- Order of the Minister of Material and Fuel Economy of February 28, 1987, on the detailed principles of operation of hydrocarbon gas expansion stations and hydrocarbon gas and air mixing stations. · 1998-06-05
- Order of the Minister of Material and Fuel Economy of February 28, 1987, on the detailed principles of operation of water treatment plants. · 1998-06-05
- Order of the Minister of Material and Fuel Economy of February 28, 1987 on the detailed principles of operating electric welding and joining machines. · 1998-06-05
- Order of the Minister of Material and Fuel Economy of February 28, 1987 on the detailed principles of operating electric drive devices. · 1998-06-05
- Ordinance of the Ministers of Mining and Energy and Material and Fuel Management of January 14, 1987, on detailed rules for the operation of water turbines. · 1998-06-05
- Order of the Minister of Mining and Energy of January 7, 1987, on detailed principles for the operation of power capacitor banks for reactive power compensation. · 1998-06-05
- Regulation of the Minister of Material and Fuel Economy of 2 October 1987 on the detailed rules for the operation of electrothermal devices. · 1998-06-05
- Regulation of the Minister of Material and Fuel Economy of 14 September 1987 on the detailed rules for the operation of electric lighting devices. · 1998-06-05
- Order of the Minister of Material and Fuel Economy of September 14, 1987 on detailed principles of operating electrolysis devices. · 1998-06-05
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Implementing Regulations (207)
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of May 31, 2023, on technical requirements, connection conditions, and cooperation of micro-installations with the power system
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of March 22, 2022, on the measurement system
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of March 14, 2022, amending the regulation on the detailed rules for shaping and calculating tariffs and settlements for heat supply
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of December 23, 2021 amending the regulation on the detailed rules for shaping and calculating tariffs and settlements for heat supply
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of January 5, 2022, amending the regulation on the detailed rules for shaping and calculating tariffs and settlements in the electricity trade
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 29 November 2022 on the method of shaping and calculating tariffs and the method of settlement in electricity trading
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 23 November 2022 amending the regulation on detailed rules for shaping and calculating tariffs and settlements for heat supply
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of January 10, 2022, on energy market processes
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of October 24, 2022, amending the regulation on fuel reserves in energy enterprises
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of January 28, 2022, on the forms of declarations submitted by gas consumers regarding the intended use of gas fuel to benefit from special solutions in connection with the situation on the gas market
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of September 27, 2022, amending the regulation on the detailed conditions for the functioning of the power system
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 6 August 2022 amending the regulation on the detailed conditions for the functioning of the gas system
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of July 1, 2022, on the determination of methods for the economic analysis of costs and benefits and data or data sources for the purposes of this analysis
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of July 1, 2022, on the detailed rules for verifying the qualifications of persons operating devices, installations, and networks
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 24 April 2021 amending the Regulation on detailed principles of shaping and calculating tariffs and settlements for heat supply
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of November 30, 2021, on technical requirements, connection conditions, and cooperation of micro-installations with the power system
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of December 7, 2021, on the conditions for determining the technical possibility and economic feasibility of using heat meters, heating cost allocators, and water meters for measuring domestic hot water, the conditions for choosing the method of settling the costs of heat purchase, and the scope of information contained in individual settlements
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of November 8, 2021, on the detailed rules and procedure for introducing restrictions on the sale of solid fuels and the supply and consumption of electricity or heat
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of October 21, 2021 on the register of electricity storage facilities
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of October 12, 2021 on concession fees
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 22 January 2021 amending the regulation on detailed rules for shaping and calculating tariffs and settlements for heat supply
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate of April 7, 2020, on the detailed principles of shaping and calculating tariffs and settlements for heat supply
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 13 November 2020 amending the regulation on the detailed rules for shaping and calculating tariffs and settlements in the electricity trade
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 11 November 2020 amending the regulation on the detailed conditions for the functioning of the electricity system
- Regulation of the Minister of Climate of 7 August 2020 amending the regulation on the detailed list of liquid fuels, the production, storage or transshipment, transmission or distribution, trade, including foreign trade, of which requires a concession and whose import requires entry into the register of importing entities
- Regulation of the Minister of Energy of May 17, 2019 on the form of information on the types and location of liquid fuel infrastructure used for business activities
- Regulation of the Minister of Energy of May 17, 2019 on the form of the report on entities commissioning storage, transshipment, transmission or distribution services for liquid fuels
- Regulation of the Minister of Energy of May 17, 2019 on the form of the report on the types and quantities of liquid fuels produced, imported and exported, as well as their intended use
- Regulation of the Minister of Energy of March 6, 2019, on the detailed rules for shaping and calculating tariffs and settlements in electricity trading
- Regulation of the Minister of State Assets of 27 November 2019 on the detailed list of liquid fuels, the production, storage or transshipment, transmission or distribution, trading, including foreign trade, of which requires a concession and whose import requires entry into the register of importing entities
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Amending Acts (149)
- Law of December 4, 1997, on the amendment of the law - Budget Law and the law - Energy Law. · 1997-12-05
- Law of 21 August 1997 on Real Estate Management. · 1998-01-01
- Law of July 2, 1998, amending the law - Energy Law. · 1998-08-08
- Law of July 24, 1998, amending certain laws defining the competences of public administration bodies - in connection with the state's structural reform. · 1999-01-01
- Law of November 26, 1998, on public finance. · 1999-01-01
- Law of 29 December 1998 on amending certain laws in connection with the implementation of the state's structural reform. · 1999-01-01
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 30 March 1999 case file no. K. 5/98. · 1999-04-08
- Law of 10 September 1999 amending the Law – the Energy Law. · 1999-11-13
- Law of 23 December 1999 on shaping remuneration in the state budget sphere and on amending certain laws. · 2000-01-01
- Law of 26 May 2000 amending the Energy Law. · 2000-06-14
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 26 October 1999, case file K. 12/99. · 2000-07-01
- Law of November 19, 1999, on Business Activity. · 2001-01-01
- Law of April 28, 2000, on the system of conformity assessment, accreditation, and amending certain laws. · 2001-01-01
- Law of 26 October 2000 on Commodity Exchanges. · 2001-05-28
- Law of July 5, 2001, on prices. · 2001-12-12
- Law of 21 December 2001 on the amendment of the Law on the Organization and Mode of Operation of the Council of Ministers and on the Scope of Competences of Ministers, the Law on Departments of Government Administration, and on the amendment of certain laws. · 2002-01-01
- Law of 21 December 2001 on the amendment of the laws: on the Bank Guarantee Fund, Energy Law, on Political Parties, on the Adaptation of Hard Coal Mining to Functioning in a Market Economy and Special Entitlements and Tasks of Mining Municipalities, on the amendment of certain laws related to the functioning of public administration, Telecommunications Law, on the commercialization, restructuring, and privatization of the state enterprise "Polish State Railways", on Housing Cooperatives, on the Commercial Quality of Agricultural and Food Products, Electoral Law to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and the Senate of the Republic of Poland, on the reconstruction and technical modernization and financing of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland in the years 2001-2006, on the amendment of the Public Procurement Law, and on the repeal of the Law on Savings and Loan Associations and State Support for Housing Savings. · 2002-01-01
- Law of May 24, 2002, on the Internal Security Agency and the Intelligence Agency. · 2002-06-29
- Law of June 20, 2002, on the direct election of the village head, mayor, and city president. · 2002-10-27
- Law of 24 July 2002 on amendment of the Law – Energy Law. · 2003-01-01
- Law of February 14, 2003 on access to economic information · 2003-04-26
- Law of 27 March 2003 amending the Building Law and amending certain laws. · 2003-07-11
- Law of November 13, 2003, on the revenues of local government units · 2004-01-01
- Law of January 23, 2004, on the system for monitoring and controlling the quality of liquid fuels and biofuels · 2004-03-19
- Law of 23 January 2004 on excise duty · 2004-05-01
- Law of April 2, 2004, amending the law on energy and the law on environmental protection · 2004-05-01
- Law of April 20, 2004, amending and repealing certain laws in connection with the accession of the Republic of Poland to the European Union · 2004-05-01
- Law of July 2, 2004 Provisions introducing the Law on freedom of economic activity · 2004-08-21
- Law of March 4, 2005, amending the Energy Law and the Environmental Protection Law · 2005-05-03
- Law of July 27, 2005 on conducting competitions for the positions of heads of central government administration offices, presidents of state agencies and presidents of management boards of state targeted funds · 2005-09-01
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Amended Acts (10)
- Law of January 5, 1991, Budget Law. · 1997-12-05
- Law of 24 February 1990 on the liquidation of the Hard Coal Community and the Energy and Brown Coal Community and on the amendment of certain laws. · 1997-12-05
- Law of 17 May 1990 on the division of tasks and competencies specified in special laws between municipal bodies and government administration bodies and on the amendment of certain laws. · 1997-12-05
- Law of May 30, 1989, on Amending Authorizations to Issue Implementing Acts · 1997-12-05
- Law of December 23, 1988, on economic activity. · 1997-12-05
- Law of 16 June 1988 on amending certain laws regulating the functioning of territorial organs of state power and administration. · 1997-12-05
- Law of October 23, 1987, on changes in the scope of operation of certain central and top-level state administration bodies. · 1997-12-05
- Law of April 29, 1985 on land management and expropriation of real estate. · 1997-12-05
- Law of February 26, 1982, on prices. · 1997-12-05
- Law of 17 November 1964 - Code of Civil Procedure. · 1997-12-05
Information on Consolidated Text (11)
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 5 December 2025 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law - Energy Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of January 24, 2024, concerning the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law - Energy Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of May 19, 2022, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Energy Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of March 31, 2021, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law - Energy Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 6, 2020, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law - Energy Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 4, 2019, concerning the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law - Energy Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of March 23, 2018, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law - Energy Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of January 20, 2017, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act - Energy Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 15 June 2012 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act - Energy Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of May 16, 2006, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act - Energy Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of July 15, 2003, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act - Energy Law
References (5)
Constitutional Tribunal Ruling (7)
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of October 21, 2014, file ref. P 50/13
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of July 10, 2006, case file K 37/04
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 14 February 2006 ref. no. P 22/05
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 25 October 2006, ref. no. P 28/05
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 25 July 2006, case file P 24/05
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 30 March 1999 case file no. K. 5/98.
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 26 October 1999, case file K. 12/99.
Acts referring to this act
- Repealing Acts: Order of the Minister of Material Economy and Fuels of June 6, 1986 on the detailed procedure for approving technical solutions in the field of investment and modernization in the energy economy.
- Repealing Acts: Decree of April 24, 1952, on amending the law on universal electrification of villages and settlements.
- Repealing Acts: Resolution No. 51 of the Council of Ministers of March 31, 1990, amending the resolution on the electrification fee collected during the general electrification of villages.
- Repealing Acts: Ordinance of the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Economy of April 19, 1988, on the scope of installing receiving devices in buildings covered by universal rural electrification.
- Repealing Acts: Announcement of the Minister of Agriculture of June 26, 1954, on the publication of the consolidated text of the act of June 28, 1950, on the universal electrification of villages and settlements.
- Repealing Acts: Law of June 28, 1950, on the universal electrification of villages and settlements.
- Repealing Acts: Law of April 6, 1984, on energy management.
- Amending Acts: Law of 16 June 1988 on amending certain laws regulating the functioning of territorial organs of state power and administration.
- Amending Acts: Law of April 29, 1985 on land management and expropriation of real estate.
- Amending Acts: Law of February 26, 1982, on prices.
- Amending Acts: Law of October 23, 1987, on changes in the scope of operation of certain central and top-level state administration bodies.
- Amending Acts: Law of January 5, 1991, Budget Law.
- Amending Acts: Law of 17 May 1990 on the division of tasks and competencies specified in special laws between municipal bodies and government administration bodies and on the amendment of certain laws.
- Amending Acts: Law of May 30, 1989, on Amending Authorizations to Issue Implementing Acts
- Amending Acts: Law of 24 February 1990 on the liquidation of the Hard Coal Community and the Energy and Brown Coal Community and on the amendment of certain laws.
- Amending Acts: Law of December 23, 1988, on economic activity.
- Amending Acts: Law of 17 November 1964 - Code of Civil Procedure.
- Amended Acts: Law of June 11, 2026, on amending certain laws to deregulate the energy sector
- Amended Acts: Law of March 13, 2026, amending the Aviation Law and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 13 March 2026 amending the Law - Energy Law and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of October 9, 2025, amending the Law on the Promotion of Electricity Generation in Offshore Wind Farms and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 12 September 2025 amending the Law on Oil Stocks, Petroleum Products and Natural Gas and the principles of action in situations of threat to the state's fuel security and disruptions in the oil market, and the Law - Energy Law
- Amended Acts: Law of 5 August 2025 on amending the Energy Law and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of May 21, 2025, amending certain laws in connection with the introduction of the central information system for the energy market and other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of February 21, 2025, amending the Law on Biocomponents and Biofuels and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of November 21, 2024, amending the Energy Law and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 27 November 2024 amending the Law on renewable energy sources and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of May 15, 2024, on amending certain laws related to the functioning of government administration
- Amended Acts: Law of May 23, 2024, on the energy voucher and on amending certain laws to limit the prices of electricity, natural gas and system heat
- Amended Acts: Law of July 28, 2023, on amending the Law on social assistance and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 16 June 2023 on amending the Geological and Mining Law and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 17 August 2023 on amending the law on renewable energy sources and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 7, 2023, on amending the Law on spatial planning and development and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 16 August 2023 on amending the law on special solutions for the protection of electricity consumers in 2023 in connection with the situation on the electricity market and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 13, 2023, on facilitating the preparation and implementation of investments in agricultural biogas plants, as well as their operation
- Amended Acts: Law of July 28, 2023, on amending the Law - Energy Law and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 7 July 2023 amending the law on the preparation and implementation of strategic investments in transmission networks and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of February 8, 2023 amending the Act on special solutions concerning certain heat sources in connection with the fuel market situation and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of December 15, 2022 on special protection of certain gas fuel recipients in 2023 and 2024 in connection with the gas market situation
- Amended Acts: Law of 29 September 2022 on amending the Energy Law and the Act on renewable energy sources
- Amended Acts: Act of October 27, 2022, on extraordinary measures aimed at limiting electricity prices and supporting certain consumers in the years 2023-2025
- Amended Acts: Law of October 7, 2022, on special solutions for the protection of electricity consumers in 2023 and 2024 in connection with the situation on the electricity market
- Amended Acts: Law of August 5, 2022, amending certain laws to strengthen the state's gas security in connection with the situation on the gas market
- Amended Acts: Law of October 29, 2021, amending the Law on Renewable Energy Sources and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of February 24, 2022, on amending the law - Energy Law
- Amended Acts: Law of January 13, 2022, on amending the law - Energy Law
- Amended Acts: Law of January 26, 2022, on special solutions for the protection of gas consumers in connection with the situation on the gas market
- Amended Acts: Law of December 17, 2021 on the shield allowance
- Amended Acts: Law of December 17, 2021, on volunteer fire brigades
- Amended Acts: Law of December 2, 2021, on amending the law on electromobility and alternative fuels and certain other laws