PART IFURTHER INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS TO ACCOMPANY AN APPLICATION IN RESPECT OF A GAS SUPPLIER LICENCE(1)
1. A gas supplier licence may authorise the holder to supply gas—
(a)to any premises;
(b)only to premises specified in the licence, or to premises of a description so specified; or
(c)only to any premises situated in a specified area, or to premises of a specified description which are so situated.
(see section 7A(1) of the Act)
Please specify whether (a), (b) or (c) above is applicable. Provide a sufficient description adequately specifying(2) the premises or a description of the premises and the location of the premises intended to be supplied, and, in the case of an application that relates to (c) above, also the specified area. Also state whether the application relates to domestic premises.
2. For all applications for gas supplier licences, or extensions of such licences, state whether the licence or extension is to authorise the supply of gas to premises to which it is conveyed by a gas transporter, and if not, give details of any exemption under section 6A of the Act under which the gas is or will be conveyed.
3. Provide a statement of—
(a)the approximate number of premises and expected maximum quantity of gas in kilowatt hours to be supplied to those premises for each of the next five years, separately giving the number of any such premises that are expected to be domestic premises;
(b)the forecast annual maximum quantity of gas in kilowatt hours to be supplied for each of the next five years, separately identifying any amount to be supplied to domestic premises; and
(c)where the application is for an extension to the gas supplier licence, the annual quantity in kilowatt hours of gas supplied by the applicant under the existing licence(s), separately identifying any amount supplied to domestic premises.
Supply to domestic premises
4. If the application relates to the supply of gas to domestic premises to which gas is, or is to be, conveyed by a gas transporter, the applicant shall provide—
(a)particulars, where appropriate, of the bond, other instrument or arrangements proposed to be taken out or made by the applicant in accordance with standard condition 33 (Last Resort Supply: Security for Payments);
(b)a description of the applicant’s proposed arrangements for acquiring the gas to be supplied, and for ensuring security and continuity of supply for domestic customers (including, where applicable, the steps to be taken in accordance with paragraph 4 of standard condition 32A (Security of Supply—Domestic Customers);
(c)a draft copy of the scheme proposed to be made by the applicant under paragraph 8 of Schedule 2B to the Act (terms and conditions to be incorporated in deemed contracts for consumers);
(d)particulars of the applicant’s proposed arrangements for compliance with the applicable requirements of standard conditions 16 (Exchange of Information Between Licensee and Relevant Transporter and Shipper for Operation, Development or Maintenance of Pipe-line System and Detection and Prevention of Theft), 17 (Reading, Inspection and Testing of Meters), 24 (Arrangements in Respect of Powers of Entry), 24A (Authorisation of Officers), 24B (Exercise of Powers of Entry), 25 (Efficient Use of Gas), 26 (Record of and Report on Performance), 27 (Preparation, Review of and Compliance with Statements and Customer Service Codes), 34 (Metering Arrangements for Domestic Customers), 35 (Code of Practice on Payment of Bills and Guidance for Dealing with Customers in Difficulty), 36 (Code of Practice on the Use of Prepayment Meters), 37 (Provision of Services for Persons who are of Pensionable Age or Disabled or Chronically Sick), 37A (Pensioners Not to Have Supply of Gas Cut Off in Winter), 38 (Provision of Services for Persons who are Blind or Deaf), 39 (Complaint Handling Procedure) and 43 (Contractual Terms—Methods of Payment);
(e)details of the terms relating to directions under section 2(1)(b) of the Energy Act 1976(3) which the applicant proposes to include in contracts for the supply of gas in accordance with paragraph 4 of standard condition 14 (Security and Emergency Arrangements).
Supply of gas to premises which are not domestic premises
5. If the application relates to the supply of gas to any premises which are not domestic premises and to which gas is, or is to be, conveyed by a gas transporter, the applicant shall provide—
(a)a description of the applicant’s proposed arrangements for acquiring the gas to be supplied, and for ensuring security and continuity of supply for customers (including, where applicable, the steps to be taken in accordance with paragraph 5 of standard condition 14 (Security and Emergency Arrangements));
(b)details of the terms relating to pipe-line system emergencies and directions under section 2(1)(b) of the Energy Act 1976 which the applicant proposes to include in contracts for the supply of gas in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of standard condition 14 (Security and Emergency Arrangements);
(c)a draft copy of the scheme proposed to be made by the applicant under paragraph 8 of Schedule 2B to the Act (terms and conditions to be incorporated in deemed contracts for consumers); and
(d)particulars of the applicant’s proposed arrangements for compliance with the applicable requirements of standard conditions 16 (Exchange of Information Between Licensee and Relevant Transporter or Shipper for Operation, Development or Maintenance of Pipe-line System and Detection and Prevention of Theft), 17 (Reading, Inspection and Testing of Meters), 24 (Arrangements in Respect of Powers of Entry), 24A (Authorisation of Officers), 24B (Exercise of Powers of Entry), 25 (Efficient Use of Gas), 26 (Record of and Report on Performance), 27 (Preparation, Review of and Compliance with Statements and Customer Service Codes);
Restriction of a gas supplier licence
6. If the application is for a restriction of a licence—
(a)an estimate of—
(i)the total number of premises to which the applicant supplies gas at the time of the application and which the applicant would cease to supply if the application were acceded to (“relevant premises”);
(ii)the annual aggregate quantity of gas in kilowatt hours which the applicant reasonably expects to be supplied to relevant premises in the twelve months following the application; and
(iii)the number of premises to which the applicant would supply gas, and the annual aggregate quantity of gas in kilowatt hours which would be supplied to those premises by him, in each of the three years following the coming into effect of the restriction if the application were acceded to; and
(b)unless there are, at the date of the application, no relevant consumers (within the meaning of section 7A(10) of the Act) in relation to the applicant, a description of the applicant’s proposed arrangements under section 7A(9) of the Act for—
(i)ensuring continuity of supply for all such relevant consumers; and
(ii)in the case of each such consumer who is supplied with gas in pursuance of a contract (within the meaning of that section), securing such continuity on the same terms as nearly as may be as the terms of the contract.
In this Part of this Schedule, if the application is for an extension or restriction of a licence, information and documents need only be given in so far as, in any material respect, they significantly differ from or add to the most recent information or documents which were provided in relation to the same requirement—
with an application made by the applicant in accordance with these Regulations; or
subsequent to such an application in pursuance of a condition of the applicant’s licence.
The description should enable the areas, location or premises concerned to be adequately and readily identified by map, if the applicant so desires, or by any other convenient means.