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44.—(1) Each liable electricity supplier must pay to the Settlement Body a settlement costs levy calculated in accordance with this regulation in respect of the first levy period.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the prescribed amount is £1,374,000.
(3) If the appointment date is on or after 1st September 2014, the prescribed amount is to be reduced by £100,000 for each full calendar month between 31st July 2014 and the appointment date.
(4) The Settlement Body must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the first levy period—
(a)calculate the amount of the settlement costs levy to be paid by each liable electricity supplier; and
(b)issue an invoice to each liable electricity supplier for the amount to be paid by that supplier.
(5) The calculation under paragraph (4)(a) must be made in accordance with paragraph 9 of Schedule 1.
(6) In this regulation—
“the appointment date” means the date on which the Secretary of State first appoints a Settlement Body under regulation 80;
“the first levy period” means the period commencing on the appointment date and ending on 31st March 2015; and
“liable electricity supplier” means an electricity supplier which supplied electricity to customers in Great Britain in the first levy period;
“the prescribed amount” means the total amount of the settlement costs levy to be invoiced to liable electricity suppliers in respect of the first levy period;
“settlement costs” means costs incurred by the Settlement Body in connection with the performance of its functions under electricity capacity regulations and capacity market rules;
“settlement costs levy” means the levy imposed by this regulation on liable electricity suppliers in respect of settlement costs.
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