# The Energy Bill Relief Scheme Pass-through Requirement (Heat Suppliers) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, Regulation 3: Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation)


In regulation 2—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) after the definition of “the Act” insert—
““authorised person” means the Secretary of State, or in relation to a Scottish heat network the Scottish Ministers;
“bill” includes a demand for a qualifying payment within section 19(5)(a)(ii) or (c)(ii) of the Act in respect of heating or hot water;”;
(ii) for the definition of “end user” substitute—
““end user”, in relation to an intermediary, means an end user who falls within section 19(3)(b) or (c) of the Act;”;
(iii) for the definition of “intermediary” substitute—
““intermediary”, except in regulations 9 to 12, means a person—
(a) who is a heat supplier within the meaning of the Metering and Billing Regulations or who otherwise supplies and charges for the supply of heating or hot water to its end users through a heat network; or
(b) to whom an end user makes a qualifying payment within section 19(5)(a)(ii) or (c)(ii) of the Act in respect of heating or hot water,
where that person has been provided with a scheme benefit in respect of the energy used to produce the heating or hot water;;”;
(b) after paragraph (4) insert—
“(5) In these Regulations, any reference to a heat supplier within the meaning of the Metering and Billing Regulations must be read as if the words “cooling or” were omitted from the definition of that term.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1280/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/energy-bill-relief-scheme-pass-through-requirement-heat-suppliers-amendment-regulations-2022/regulation-3
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