Regulation 3 Amendment to regulation 19 (duty of suppliers to provide the discount)

In regulation 19, after paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A)

Subject to the exceptions in paragraph (3B), the duties in paragraphs (1) and (3) (the “discount duties”) do not apply to a supplier on and after the date (the “discount duties end date”) which is the later of—

(a)

the reconciliation run-off date in respect of that supplier, or

(b)

the date the Energy Bill Relief Scheme and Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2024 come into force.

(3B)

The discount duties continue to apply to a supplier on and after the discount duties end date in relation to energy—

(a)

in respect of which the supplier has billed the customer before the discount duties end date,

(b)

supplied in a billing period in respect of which the supplier has not billed the customer before the discount duties end date, or

(c)

in respect of which unreasonable delay or other failure by the supplier has led to it not billing the customer for the energy accurately or at all before the discount duties end date.”.