# The Electricity Capacity Regulations 2014, Regulation 33: Termination of capacity agreements: Secretary of State’s discretion


(1) This regulation applies where the Delivery Body gives a termination notice to a capacity provider under capacity market rules.
(2) The Secretary of State may, if the Secretary of State thinks fit, within 3 months of the date on which the termination notice is given—
(a) direct the Delivery Body to withdraw the termination notice; or
(b) if the termination notice was given on the ground that the capacity provider has failed to meet a specified requirement, extend the date by which the capacity provider must meet that requirement.
(3) The date to which a requirement is extended under paragraph (2)(b) must not be later than 6 months after the date on which the termination notice was given.
(4) A capacity provider may make representations to the Secretary of State requesting the Secretary of State to exercise the discretion in paragraph (2).
(5) Representations under paragraph (4)—
(a) must be made in writing within 20 working days after the date on which the termination notice is given; and
(b) if the termination notice was given on the ground that the capacity provider has failed to meet a specified requirement, must specify a cure plan.
(6) The Secretary of State must consider any representations made in accordance with paragraph (5).
(7) A capacity provider may not use the procedure in paragraphs (4) and (5) to dispute whether a termination event has occurred, and may only dispute that matter in accordance with Chapter 1 of Part 10.
(8) In this regulation—
(a) a “cure plan” means proposals by the capacity provider demonstrating how and when it will comply with the specified requirement (except as to any provision in capacity market rules about the time for compliance with the specified requirement);
(b) a “specified requirement” means a requirement in capacity market rules, the non-compliance with which is specified in capacity market rules as a termination event.
(9) In this regulation, “termination event” and “termination notice” have the meanings given in the Rules.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111116852/regulation/33 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-capacity-regulations-2014/regulation-33
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