The Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023

S.I. 2023/454 · Made 24 April 2023 · Extends to Northern Ireland

Contents

1. Part 1: Introductory
2. Chapter 1: Preliminary
3. 1Citation, commencement and extent
4. 2Interpretation
5. Chapter 2: Energy Bills Discount Scheme
6. 3Application
7. 4Energy in scope of the scheme
8. 5Making of rules
9. Chapter 3: Basic terms of the scheme
10. 6Scheme periods
11. 7Government supported price and maximum discount
12. Part 2: Discounted supply price
13. Chapter 1: Determination of prices
14. 8Supply price
15. 9Reference wholesale price – fixed price, variable price and DAI price contracts
16. 10Reference wholesale price – flexible price contracts
17. Chapter 2: Categorisation of supply contracts
18. 11Duty of supplier to categorise contracts
19. 12Methodology for contract categorisation
20. 13Treatment of supply contracts
21. 14Treatment of fixed price contracts at end of term
22. Chapter 3: Energy and Trade Intensive Industries and Domestic Heat Consumers
23. 15Interpretation of this Chapter
24. 16Energy and trade intensive industries: applications for certificates
25. 17Qualifying heat suppliers: applications for certificates
26. 18ETII customers
27. 19QHS customers
28. 20Benefit Calculation Periods
29. 21Determination and redetermination of ETII and QHS proportions
30. 22ETII and QHS proportions
31. 23Separate supply contracts
32. 24Supply redetermination event
33. 25Duties of providers
34. 26Chapter 3 default
35. 27Chapter 3 rules
36. Chapter 4: Discounting supply price under supply contracts
37. 28Calculation of base discount
38. 29Calculation of discount
39. 30Duty of suppliers to provide the discount
40. 31Consequences of change in contract categorisation
41. Part 3: Discount recovery
42. Chapter 1: Entitlements in respect of discount recovery
43. 32Entitlements in respect of discount recovery
44. 33Determination of amounts subject to discount recovery
45. 34Payment of amounts in respect of discount recovery
46. 35Assignment of rights in respect of payment
47. 36Absolute right of Secretary of State to recover
48. Chapter 2: Withholding of payments in respect of discount recovery
49. 37Rights of Secretary of State to withhold payment
50. 38Release of amounts withheld
51. Chapter 3: Reconciliation run-off
52. 39Reconciliation run-off
53. Chapter 4: Procedure for discount recovery
54. 40Submission of a valid discount recovery claim
55. 41Invalid, erroneous or absent discount recovery claims
56. 42Reporting details of Part 4 arrangements
57. 43Discount recovery rules
58. 44Claim windows
59. 45Delegation of functions related to discount recovery
60. Part 4: Adjustment of discount or supply quantity in certain cases
61. Chapter 1: Arrangements in respect of customer’s financial exposure to wholesale price
62. 46Interpretation of this Chapter
63. 47Application of this Chapter
64. 48Customer declaration where this Chapter applies
65. 49Adjustment of discount
66. 50Rules in relation to this Chapter
67. Chapter 2: Arrangements for customer to deliver electricity to the grid
68. 51Interpretation of this Chapter
69. 52Application of this Chapter
70. 53Customer declaration where this Chapter applies
71. 54Determination of ineligible quantity
72. 55Rules in relation to this Chapter
73. Chapter 3: Abuse of scheme
74. 56Interpretation of this Chapter
75. 57Application of this Chapter and declaration of abusive arrangement
76. 58Reduction of discount
77. 59Rules in relation to this Chapter
78. Chapter 4: Declarations to be made where customer is making energy available to end users outside Northern Ireland
79. 60Interpretation of this Chapter
80. 61Application of this Chapter
81. 62Customer declaration where this Chapter applies
82. 63Determination of non-qualifying quantity
83. 64Rules in relation to this Chapter
84. Part 5: Further provisions
85. Chapter 1: Duties of suppliers in connection with the scheme
86. 65Increases in charges and other changes in relation to supply contracts
87. Chapter 2: Deemed terms of supply contracts
88. 66Deemed terms of supply contracts
89. Chapter 3: Reporting, information requests and audit
90. 67Regular reporting by suppliers
91. 68Information requests
92. 69Audit
93. 70Purposes for which powers under this Chapter may be exercised
94. 71Application of data protection legislation
95. Chapter 4: Certain determinations made under the Regulations
96. 72Interpretation of this Chapter
97. 73Referrals in respect of disagreement between contract parties
98. 74Power of the Secretary of State to make determinations
99. 75Review of decisions of the Secretary of State
100. 76Rules in relation to this Chapter
101. Chapter 5: Enforcement
102. 77Supplier obligations enforceable as relevant requirements
103. 78Requirement to apply for a QHS certificate
104. 79Civil penalties for customers
105. 80Civil penalties for defaulting persons
106. Chapter 6: Notices, EBRS actions, amendment of EBRS Regulations
107. 81Notices
108. 82EBRS actions
109. 83Amendment of EBRS Regulations
110. Signature
111. Schedule 1: Modification of Schedule 4 of the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014 for the purposes of regulation 78(1)
112. 1Paragraph 1
113. 2Paragraph 2
114. 3Paragraph 3
115. 4Paragraph 4
116. 5Paragraph 5
117. 6Paragraph 6
118. 7Paragraph 7
119. 8Paragraph 8
120. Schedule 2Actions under EBRS which are treated as done under the scheme
121. Explanatory note