The Energy Bill Relief Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022

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63.—(1) Where the Secretary of State considers it necessary or expedient to do so for any of the purposes set out in regulation 65, the Secretary of State may give notice to any supplier or any customer requiring it, by a time specified in the notice—

(a)to produce to the Secretary of State or a person nominated by the Secretary of State any document specified, or of a description specified, in the notice that is held by that supplier or customer, or

(b)to provide to the Secretary of State or a person nominated by the Secretary of State, such information as may be specified or described in the notice.

(2) Where the Secretary of State considers it necessary or expedient to do so for any of the purposes set out in regulation 65, the Secretary of State may give notice to any network operator requiring it, by a time specified in the notice, to provide to the Secretary of State or a person nominated by the Secretary of State, such information as may be specified or described in the notice.

(3) No person is to be compelled under this regulation to produce any document which they could not be compelled to produce in civil proceedings in the court or to provide any information which they could not be compelled to give in evidence in any such proceedings.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 63 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)