Energy Act 2011

34 Power of Secretary of State to deal with special circumstances

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision as to—

(a) the circumstances in which a bill payer’s liability to make green deal payments to the relevant energy supplier is suspended or cancelled;

(b) the circumstances in which any suspension of liability ends;

(c) the consequences of any suspension or cancellation;

(d) the circumstances in which the green deal provider may require the early repayment of the whole or part of the total of the payments outstanding under a green deal plan.

(2) The regulations may, in particular, include provision—

(a) as to the procedure to be followed for securing a suspension or cancellation (including the payment of an administration fee calculated in accordance with the regulations);

(b) as to how any payments due under a green deal plan during a period of suspension are to be paid;

(c) as to the making of payments due under a green deal plan after a period of suspension;

(d) as to the calculation of the amount payable on early repayment (including a fee calculated in accordance with the regulations).

(3) For the purposes of this section—

(a) “bill payer” includes the person who would be the bill payer if the supply from the relevant energy supplier were not temporarily disconnected or the liability to make green deal payments were not suspended, and

(b) payments are green deal payments if they are made under a green deal plan.