The Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introductory

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Duties in respect of metering and billing

   1. 3. Duty to notify

   2. 4. Duty to install meters

   3. 5. Where a meter to which these regulations apply is installed...

   4. 6. Duty to install heat cost allocators, thermostatic radiator valves and hot water meters

   5. 7. Replacement of existing meters, new buildings and major renovations

   6. 8. On-going obligations in relation to meters and heat cost allocators

   7. 9. Billing

4. PART 3 Enforcement

   1. 10. Enforcement authority

   2. 11. Offences

   3. 12. Bodies corporate in Scotland

   4. 13. Penalties

   5. 14. Time limit for prosecution of offences

5. PART 4 Review

   1. 15. Review

6. Signature

7. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      Determination of cost effectiveness and technical feasibility

      1. 1. (1) Where sub-paragraph (2) applies it will be considered cost...

      2. 2. The matters to be taken into account in estimating the...

      3. 3. The projected energy savings over the 10 year period subsequent...

      4. 4. It will be considered technically feasible to install meters in...

      5. 5. It will be considered technically feasible to install meters in...

      6. 6. (1) Where sub-paragraph (2) applies it will be considered cost...

      7. 7. The matters to be taken into account in estimating the...

      8. 8. The projected energy savings over the 10 year period subsequent...

      9. 9. For the purpose of this Schedule, the one year period...

      10. 10. In this Schedule “benchmark heat demand rate” means the benchmark...

      11. 11. A real discount rate of 9% is to be applied...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Minimum requirements for billing and billing information

      1. 1. At least once a year a bill must be issued...

      2. 2. Where the final customer has opted to receive electronic billing...

      3. 3. Where billing information is not issued by the heat supplier...

      4. 4. Billing information means the following information— (a) current energy prices...

      5. 5. The information specified in sub-paragraph 4(d) must also be supplied...

      6. 6. It will be considered technically possible and economically justified to...

      7. 7. The matters to be taken into account in estimating the...

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Powers of entry and warrants

      1. 1. Power to enter premises

      2. 2. Power to inspect, seize and detain products etc.

      3. 3. Warrants

      4. 4. Conditions for warrants

      5. 5. Duration of warrant

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      Civil sanctions

      1. PART 1 Power to impose civil sanctions

         1. 1. Authorised person

      2. PART 2 Compliance notices

         1. 2. Imposition of a compliance notice

         2. 3. Notice of intent

         3. 4. Making representations and objections

         4. 5. Compliance notice

         5. 6. Contents of compliance notice

         6. 7. Appeals against a compliance notice

         7. 8. Criminal proceedings

      3. PART 3 Enforcement undertakings

         1. 9. Enforcement undertakings

         2. 10. Contents of an enforcement undertaking

         3. 11. Criminal proceedings and compliance notices

         4. 12. Discharge of an enforcement undertaking

         5. 13. Inaccurate, incomplete or misleading information

      4. PART 4 Non-compliance penalties

         1. 14. Non-compliance penalties

      5. PART 5 Withdrawing or amending a notice

         1. 15. The authorised person may at any time in writing—

      6. PART 6 Appeals

         1. 16. Appeals

      7. PART 7 Guidance and publicity

         1. 17. Guidance as to use of civil sanctions

         2. 18. Consultation on guidance

         3. 19. Publication of enforcement action

8. Explanatory Note