There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2018.
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2018 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Digital Economy Act 2017.
(3) These Regulations do not extend to Northern Ireland.
2. The Schedule specifies objectives, and specified persons in relation to those objectives, for the purposes of section 35(7) of the Act.
3.—(1) Section 36 of the Act (disclosure of information to gas and electricity suppliers etc) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (3)—
(a)omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (c), and
(b)after paragraph (d) insert—
“(e)in the case of a disclosure to a licensed gas supplier, a restriction on charges levied on domestic customers by the supplier which is imposed by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority—
(i)in the exercise of its powers under section 23(1)(b) of the Gas Act 1986(1) (modification of conditions of licences), and
(ii)for purposes that include assisting people living in fuel poverty by reducing their energy costs, or
(f)in the case of a disclosure to a licensed electricity supplier, a restriction on charges levied on domestic customers by the supplier which is imposed by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority—
(i)in the exercise of its powers under section 11A(1)(b) of the Electricity Act 1989(2) (modification of conditions of licences), and
(ii)for purposes that include assisting people living in fuel poverty by reducing their energy costs.”.
(3) In subsection (11) at the appropriate place insert—
““domestic customer” means a customer supplied with gas or electricity wholly or mainly for domestic purposes;”.
Margot James
Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
16th July 2018
We consent to these Regulations
Andrew Stephenson
Rebecca Harris
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
18th July 2018
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