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The Energy Bills Discount Scheme Regulations 2023

S.I. 2023/453 · Made 24 April 2023 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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Energy

Approved by both Houses of Parliament

Made 24th April 2023

Laid before Parliament 25th April 2023

Coming into force 26th April 2023

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9(1) to (4), 26(2) and 27(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Energy Prices Act 2022f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2022 c. 44.

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 and variable 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. Part 5: Further provisions
  79. Chapter 1: Duties of suppliers in connection with the scheme
  80. 60Increases in charges and other changes in relation to supply contracts
  81. Chapter 2: Deemed terms of supply contracts
  82. 61Deemed terms of supply contracts
  83. Chapter 3: Reporting, information requests and audit
  84. 62Regular reporting by suppliers
  85. 63Information requests
  86. 64Audit
  87. 65Purposes for which powers under this Chapter may be exercised
  88. 66Application of data protection legislation
  89. Chapter 4: Certain determinations made under the Regulations
  90. 67Interpretation of this Chapter
  91. 68Referrals in respect of disagreement between contract parties
  92. 69Power of the Secretary of State to make determinations
  93. 70Review of decisions of the Secretary of State
  94. 71Rules in relation to this Chapter
  95. Chapter 5: Enforcement
  96. 72Supplier obligations enforceable as relevant requirements
  97. 73Requirement to apply for a QHS certificate
  98. 74Civil penalties for customers
  99. 75Civil penalties for defaulting persons
  100. Chapter 6: Notices, EBRS actions, amendment of EBRS Regulations
  101. 76Notices
  102. 77EBRS actions
  103. 78Amendment of EBRS Regulations
  104. Signature
  105. Schedule 1: Modification of Schedule 4 of the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014 for the purposes of regulation 73(1)
  106. 1Paragraph 1
  107. 2Paragraph 2
  108. 3Paragraph 3
  109. 4Paragraph 4
  110. 5Paragraph 5
  111. 6Paragraph 6
  112. 7Paragraph 7
  113. 8Paragraph 8
  114. Schedule 2Actions under EBRS which are treated as done under the scheme
  115. Explanatory note