# The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2012, Article 4: Definition of a supplier


(1) A licence-holder is a supplier where the licence-holder supplies, or for a group company, the group supplies, more than—
(a) 250,000 domestic customers on 31st December of any relevant year; and
(b) a qualifying supply in the year ending on that date.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), where a licence-holder (“L”) is a member of a group (“G”), the supplies made by G are to be determined by reference to the type of supply in respect of which L is a licence-holder.
(3) A new supplier is a supplier to whom paragraph (1) applies for the first time on 31st December 2012 or 31st December 2013.
(4) For the purposes of determining the number of domestic customers of a licence-holder under this Order, a domestic customer who receives electricity and gas from a dual licence-holder is a separate domestic customer under each licence.
(5) Where a dual licence-holder satisfies paragraph (1) in respect of electricity or gas that licence-holder is a separate supplier in respect of each supply.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2012/9780111525456/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-energy-company-obligation-order-2012/article-4
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