47.—(1) The Settlement Body must maintain a register (“the non-payment register”) which is to include in respect of a payer (“P”) who has not paid an invoice by [F1the end of] the payment due date—
(a)the name of P;
(b)whether P is an electricity supplier or a capacity provider;
(c)the type of invoice in respect of which P is in default;
(d)the payment due date;
(e)the date or dates when any payment has been made by P in respect of the invoice, and whether it is a full or partial payment; and
(f)whether P has given a disputes notice to the Settlement Body in respect of the invoice;
(g)if P has given a disputes notice in respect of the invoice, whether the dispute has been determined under Chapter 2 of Part 10 and, if so, that determination.
(2) The matters included on the non-payment register under paragraph (1) are a “relevant register entry” in relation to P.
(3) The Settlement Body must—
(a)make a relevant register entry as soon as possible after P is in default; and
(b)update the relevant register entry if a payment is subsequently made, or a dispute is raised or determined.
(4) The Settlement Body must remove a relevant register entry—
(a)if it is determined under Chapter 2 of Part 10 that the payment is not due, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Settlement Body makes that determination;
(b)in any other case, 12 months after the date on which P became in default.
(5) The Settlement Body must publish the information contained in the non-payment register on a website.
(6) The Settlement Body must retain the data contained in a relevant register entry for 5 years after the relevant register entry is made.
[F2(7) In this regulation, “payer” means a person to whom an invoice is issued under these Regulations or the Supplier Payment Regulations.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 47(1) inserted (14.7.2016) by The Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/742), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 55
F2Reg. 47(7) inserted (18.12.2014) by The Electricity Capacity (Supplier Payment etc.) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3354), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 8
