PART 3Discount recovery

CHAPTER 4Procedure for discount recovery

Submission of a valid discount recovery claimI140

1

A supplier may apply for discount recovery by submitting a discount recovery claim to the Secretary of State, setting out—

a

the date on which the claim is submitted;

b

the supply contracts in respect of which discount recovery is claimed;

c

for each such supply contract—

i

the period of supply to which the claim relates, and

ii

the supply contract recovery amount;

d

any amount carried forward from the preceding discount recovery claim under regulation 34(3)(b);

e

the details required under regulation 42 in respect of any supply contract;

f

details of any opt-out notice which has been given or withdrawn by a customer since—

i

the preceding discount recovery claim, or

ii

in the case of the first such claim, the scheme introduction date,

g

the recovery claim amount.

2

A supplier may submit only one discount recovery claim, relating to all supply contracts for which it claims discount recovery, in any claim window.

3

But paragraph (2) does not prevent the supplier from submitting a replacement discount recovery claim as provided in regulation 41(1) in any claim window.

4

A valid discount recovery claim is one that meets—

a

the requirements in this regulation, and

b

the further requirements for a valid discount recovery claim set out in the discount recovery rules.