# The Energy Bill Relief Scheme (Non-Standard Cases) Regulations 2023, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Energy Prices Act 2022;
“licensed electricity supplier”—
(a)in England and Wales and Scotland, has the meaning given in section 10(2) of the Act;
(b)in Northern Ireland, has the meaning given in section 12(2) of the Act;
“licensed gas supplier”—
(a)in England and Wales and Scotland, has the meaning given in section 10(6) of the Act;
(b)in Northern Ireland, has the meaning given in section 12(5) of the Act;
“non-domestic supply” means—
(a)the provision of relevant energy in England and Wales or Scotland that—
(i)if the relevant energy is electricity, would be GB non-domestic electricity supply within the meaning of section 10(4) of the Act if the electricity were provided by a licensed electricity supplier;
(ii)if the relevant energy is gas, would be GB non-domestic gas supply within the meaning of section 10(8) of the Act if the gas were provided by a licensed gas supplier;
(b)the provision of relevant energy in Northern Ireland that—
(i)if the relevant energy is electricity, is NI non-domestic electricity supply within the meaning of section 12(4) of the Act;
(ii)if the relevant energy is gas, is NI non-domestic gas supply within the meaning of section 12(7) of the Act;
“non-standard customer” means a person that receives a non-domestic supply of relevant energy;
“relevant energy” means—
(a)electricity conveyed by electric lines, within the meaning of section 64(1) of the Electricity Act 1989, that—
(i)is provided, otherwise than by a licensed electricity supplier, to a person that consumes it, and
(ii)before being provided to the person that consumes it, is not provided to another person by a licensed electricity supplier;
(b)gas, consisting wholly or mainly of methane, conveyed by pipes, that—
(i)is provided, otherwise than by a licensed gas supplier, to a person that consumes it, and
(ii)before being provided to the person that consumes it, is not provided to another person by a licensed gas supplier,
and, for the purposes of paragraphs (a)(i) and (b)(i), the provision of electricity or gas to a person includes its provision to itself of electricity or gas that it acquires as a Trading Party or a Shipper User;
“relevant person” means a person—
(a)that is a non-standard customer,
(b)that—
(i)provides relevant energy by way of non-domestic supply to a non-standard customer that is not a Trading Party or a Shipper User, or
(ii)purchases relevant energy with a view to its being provided (by itself or another) to a person within paragraph (a), or
(c)that provides a service to a person within paragraph (a) or (b) in respect of the provision of relevant energy;
“scheme agreement” means an agreement between the Secretary of State and a relevant person, which incorporates—
(a)the Scheme Terms,
(b)the Scheme Terms as amended by the Secretary of State in accordance with the Scheme Terms (or the Scheme Terms as amended by the Secretary of State) and published after the date of publication of the Scheme Terms, or
(c)any substantially similar terms published by the Secretary of State under which the Secretary of State provides support for meeting costs related to the use of relevant energy;
“the Scheme Terms” means the document entitled “Energy Bill Relief Scheme for Non-Standard Customers in Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Scheme Terms” dated 9th January 2023 and published by the Secretary of State on 9th January 2023 as amended and republished on 24th April 2023;
“Shipper User” has the meaning given in the Uniform Network Code (being the code of that name whose preparation and modification is provided for in the conditions of transportation licences granted under section 7 of the Gas Act 1986: see paragraph 2.2.1 of Section B of the General Terms of that code) as it was in force on 1st January 2023;
“Trading Party” has the meaning given in the Balancing and Settlement Code (being the code for governance of electricity balancing and settlement in Great Britain that is maintained in accordance with the conditions of licences granted under section 6(1)(b) of the Electricity Act 1989: see section X-1 of that code) as it was in force on 1st January 2023.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/9/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/energy-bill-relief-scheme-non-standard-cases-regulations-2023/regulation-2
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