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Regulation 13A Sustainable industry reward budgetsF1

(1)

Where the Secretary of State gives a sustainable industry reward framework notice in relation to an allocation round, the Secretary of State must by notice (“a sustainable industry reward budget notice”) specify the sustainable industry reward budget which is available for that allocation round.

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The Secretary of State may, in a sustainable industry reward budget notice, specify any of the following—

(a)

budgets which are reserved for the sustainable industry reward applications described in the notice (“sustainable industry reward minima”);

(b)

budgets which must be prioritised for the sustainable industry reward applications described in the notice, and where those budgets are not exhausted, the remaining budgets may be used for the other sustainable industry reward applications (“sustainable industry reward flexible minima”);

(c)

maximum budgets which apply to the sustainable industry reward applications described in the notice (“sustainable industry reward maxima”).

(1B)

The sustainable industry reward allocation framework must set out—

(a)

the time by which the sustainable industry reward budget notice must be published, which must be no later than the day before the day a notice under regulation 28C which includes a sustainable industry reward statement is given; and

(b)

whether any draft forms of the sustainable industry reward budget notice must be published, and the time by which they must be published.

(1C)

A draft form of the sustainable industry reward budget notice need not set out the Secretary of State’s intentions as to the use of the description of budget mentioned in paragraph (1A).

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(7)

A sustainable industry reward budget notice, whether in F4... draft or final form, must—

(a)

be given to the delivery body and the CFD counterparty; and

(b)

identify the allocation round to which the sustainable industry reward budget notice applies.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Reg. 13A inserted (13.6.2024) by The Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/710), regs. 1(1), 15

F2

Reg. 13A(1A)-(1C) inserted (15.4.2026) by The Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards and Contract Budget Notice Amendments) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/411), regs. 1(1), 9(a)

F3

Reg. 13A(2)-(6) omitted (15.4.2026) by virtue of The Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards and Contract Budget Notice Amendments) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/411), regs. 1(1), 9(b)

F4

Words in reg. 13A(7) omitted (15.4.2026) by virtue of The Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards and Contract Budget Notice Amendments) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/411), regs. 1(1), 9(c)