The Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023

Amendment of EBRS RegulationsN.I.

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83.  In regulation 34 of the EBRS Regulations, for paragraphs (2) and (3) substitute—

(2) In respect of the period after 14th April 2023—

(a)the discount recovery rules may provide—

(i)for the dates of claim windows to be determined and published by the Secretary of State at intervals determined by the Secretary of State, and

(ii)that after the Secretary of State has given notice under regulation 29(5) of the last reconciliation run-off date in respect of any supplier, the Secretary of State need not determine and publish the dates of any claim window that starts after that date;

(b)in determining the dates of claim windows under paragraph (a)(i), the Secretary of State may allow up to 6 months to elapse between the dates on which successive claims windows start;

(c)the requirement in paragraph (1)(b) does not apply, but each claim window must be a period of at least 8 business days.

(3) The dates of claim windows determined in accordance with a rule made under paragraph (2)(a)(i) must be published at least 15 days in advance of the end of each such claim window..

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 83 in force at 26.4.2023, see reg. 1(1)