# The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2022, Article 84: Declaration verification service


(1) The Administrator must—
(a) provide a means by which a relevant authority may provide it with information about a declaration they have made under any one of articles 17 to 19 or 21(1);
(b) maintain a record of that information; and
(c) following a request by a participant which is accompanied by a copy of a declaration purporting to be made by a relevant authority under any one of articles 17 to 19 or 21(1) (“the purported declaration”)—
(i) determine whether the purported declaration matches any declaration about which a record is maintained by the Administrator under sub-paragraph (b); and
(ii) inform the participant of the outcome of that determination.
(2) Paragraph (1)(c) does not apply to a request made on or after 1st July 2026.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2022/9780348236606/article/84 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-energy-company-obligation-order-2022/article-84
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