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70Obligations of relevant market participantsU.K.
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(1)Revenue support regulations may make provision for relevant market participants (see subsection (8)) to make payments to a hydrogen levy administrator for the purpose of enabling—

(a)a hydrogen transport counterparty to make payments under a hydrogen transport revenue support contract or in respect of liabilities incurred in connection with hydrogen transport revenue support contracts;

(b)a hydrogen storage counterparty to make payments under a hydrogen storage revenue support contract or in respect of liabilities incurred in connection with hydrogen storage revenue support contracts;

(c)a hydrogen production counterparty to make payments under a hydrogen production revenue support contract or in respect of liabilities incurred in connection with the contract;

(d)a counterparty to a carbon dioxide transport and storage revenue support contract to make payments under that contract, or in respect of liabilities incurred in connection with that contract, for a purpose connected with hydrogen production revenue support contracts.

(2)Revenue support regulations may make provision for relevant market participants to make payments to a hydrogen levy administrator for the purpose of enabling the hydrogen levy administrator—

(a)to meet or reimburse such descriptions of relevant costs (whether of the hydrogen levy administrator or another person) as the Secretary of State considers appropriate;

(b)to hold sums in reserve;

(c)to cover losses in the case of insolvency or default of a relevant market participant.

(3)Revenue support regulations may make provision about the method of calculating or determining amounts that are to be paid by a hydrogen levy administrator for a purpose mentioned in subsection (1) or (2), including provision for adjustments or apportionments in cases where an amount required to be paid by a hydrogen levy administrator for such a purpose has not been paid in full.

(4)Revenue support regulations may make provision to require relevant market participants to provide financial collateral to a hydrogen levy administrator (whether in cash, securities or any other form).

(5)Revenue support regulations that make provision by virtue of subsection (1) for the payment of sums by relevant market participants must impose on a hydrogen levy administrator a duty in relation to the collection of such sums.

(6)In subsection (1) a reference to liabilities incurred in connection with a revenue support contract includes liabilities incurred in connection with a contract entered into by the counterparty concerned for a purpose related to that contract.

(7)In subsection (2)relevant costs” means any costs in connection with the performance of any function conferred by or by virtue of this Chapter.

(8)In this Chapter “relevant market participants” means one or more descriptions of persons specified in revenue support regulations, but a description so specified may not include persons other than—

(a)GB gas shippers;

(b)Northern Ireland gas shippers.

(9)Revenue support regulations may make provision about eligibility for exemptions from obligations imposed on relevant market participants by regulations within subsections (1) to (4).

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I1S. 70 in force at 26.12.2023, see s. 334(3)(b)

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