PART 3Process of energy supply company administration

Verification and filing16

1

The statement of the energy supply company's affairs must be in Form ESCA6, contain all the particulars required by that form and be verified by a statement of truth by the relevant person.

2

The energy administrator may require any relevant person to submit a statement of concurrence in Form ESCA7 stating that the person concurs in the statement of affairs. Where the energy administrator does so, the energy administrator must inform the person making the statement of affairs of that fact.

3

The statement of affairs must be delivered by the relevant person making the statement of truth, together with a copy, to the energy administrator. The relevant person must also deliver a copy of the statement of affairs to all those persons whom the energy administrator has required to make a statement of concurrence.

4

A person required to submit a statement of concurrence must do so before the end of the period of 5 business days (or such other period as the energy administrator may agree) beginning with the day on which the statement of affairs being concurred with is received by that person.

5

A statement of concurrence may be qualified in respect of matters dealt with in the statement of affairs, where the maker of the statement of concurrence is not in agreement with the relevant person, or that person considers the statement of affairs to be erroneous or misleading, or that person is without the direct knowledge necessary for concurring with it.

6

Every statement of concurrence must be verified by a statement of truth and be delivered to the energy administrator by the person who makes it, together with a copy of it.

7

Subject to Rule 17, the energy administrator must as soon as reasonably practicable deliver to the registrar of companies a copy of the statement of affairs and any statement of concurrence.