PART 3N.I.Discount recovery

CHAPTER 4N.I.Procedure for discount recovery

Submission of a valid discount recovery claimN.I.

40.—(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(f)details of any opt-out notice which has been given or withdrawn by a customer since—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.