2017 No. 502

Electricity

The Electricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2017

Made

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State has before making these Regulations—

a

consulted the persons listed in section 24(1)(a) to (g) and section 40(2)(a) and (b) of the Energy Act 20131 and such other persons as the Secretary of State considered it appropriate to consult; and

b

had regard to the matters in section 5(2) of that Act.

In accordance with section 6(8) and 40(5) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(1), (5) and (6), 9(1), (2), (5) to (8), 12(3), 16, 17, 19, 21(1) and (3), 27, 30 and 40(1) of the Energy Act 2013, makes the following Regulations: