Introductory Text
PART 1 Introductory
CHAPTER 1 Preliminary
1.Citation, commencement and extent
2.Interpretation
CHAPTER 2 Energy Bill Relief Scheme
3.Establishment of the scheme
4.Application of the scheme
5.Making of rules
CHAPTER 3 Basic terms of the scheme
6.Scheme period
7.Fixed price cut-off date
8.Government supported price, maximum discount and minimum supply price
PART 2 Discounted supply price
CHAPTER 1 Determination of prices
9.Supply price
10.Reference wholesale price – fixed price, variable price and DAI price contracts
11.Reference wholesale price – flexible price contracts
CHAPTER 2 Categorisation of supply contracts
12.Categories of supply contracts
13.Treatment of fixed price contracts at end of term
14.Duty of supplier to categorise contracts
15.Times by which determinations are to be made and notices given
16.Methodology for contract categorisation
CHAPTER 3 Discounting supply price under supply contracts
17.Calculation of base discount
18.Calculation of discount
19.Duty of suppliers to provide the discount
20.Consequences of change in contract categorisation
CHAPTER 4 Rules as to matters in this Part
21.Rules as to matters in this Part
PART 3 Discount recovery
CHAPTER 1 Entitlements in respect of discount recovery
22.Entitlements in respect of discount recovery
23.Determination of amounts subject to discount recovery
24.Payment of amounts in respect of discount recovery
25.Assignment of rights in respect of payment
26.Absolute right of Secretary of State to recover
CHAPTER 2 Withholding of payments in respect of discount recovery
27.Rights of Secretary of State to withhold payment
28.Release of amounts withheld
CHAPTER 3 Reconciliation run-off
29.Reconciliation run-off
CHAPTER 4 Procedure for discount recovery
30.Submission of a valid discount recovery claim
31.Invalid, erroneous or absent discount recovery claims
32.Reporting details of Part 4 arrangements
33.Discount recovery rules
34.Claim windows for discount recovery
35.Delegation of functions related to discount discovery
PART 4 Adjustment of discount or supply quantity in certain cases
CHAPTER 1 Arrangements in respect of customer’s financial exposure to wholesale price
36.Interpretation of this Chapter
37.Application of this Chapter
38.Customer declaration where this Chapter applies
39.Adjustment of discount
40.Rules in relation to this Chapter
CHAPTER 2 Arrangements for customer to deliver electricity to the grid
41.Interpretation of this Chapter
42.Application of this Chapter
43.Customer declaration where this Chapter applies.
44.Determination of ineligible quantity
45.Rules in relation to this Chapter
CHAPTER 3 Abuse of scheme
46.Interpretation of this Chapter
47.Application of this Chapter and declaration of abusive arrangement
48.Reduction of discount
49.Rules in relation to this Chapter
CHAPTER 4 Arrangements for customer to make available energy (etc) to end users outside Northern Ireland
50.Interpretation of this Chapter
51.Application of this Chapter
52.Customer declaration where this Chapter applies
53.Determination of non-qualifying quantity
54.Rules in relation to this Chapter
PART 5 Qualifying financially disadvantaged customers
55.Interpretation of this Chapter
56.Qualifying financially disadvantaged customers
57.Rules in relation to this Part
58.Reduction in qualifying amounts payable by qualifying financially disadvantaged customers
59.Terms of supply to qualifying financially disadvantaged customers
PART 6 Further provisions
CHAPTER 1 Duties of suppliers in connection with the scheme
60.Increases in charges and other changes in relation to supply contracts
CHAPTER 2 Deemed terms of supply contracts
61.Deemed terms of supply contracts
CHAPTER 3 Reporting, information requests and audit
62.Regular reporting by suppliers
63.Information requests
64.Audit
65.Purposes for which powers under this Chapter may be exercised
66.Application of data protection legislation
CHAPTER 4 Certain determinations made under the Regulations
67.Interpretation of this Chapter
68.Referrals in respect of disagreement between contract parties
69.Power of the Secretary of State to make determinations
70.Review of decisions of the Secretary of State
71.Rules in relation to this Chapter
CHAPTER 5 Enforcement
72.Supplier obligations enforceable as relevant requirements
73.Civil penalties for customers
CHAPTER 6 Notices
74.Notices
Signature
Explanatory Note