# Energy Prices Act 2022, Paragraph 5: Reduced energy charges for non-domestic customers in Great Britain

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

(1) Regulations under section 9(1) may not provide for the reduction of charges for electricity supply if that supply takes place after the end of the period of two years beginning with the operative date of the first regulations made under section 9(1).
(2) Additionally, regulations under section 9(1)—
(a) may only provide for the reduction of charges for electricity supply that takes place during a period of six months or less;
(b) but may provide for the reduction of charge for electricity supply that takes place during up to four such periods;
(c) must, if they provide for the reduction of charges for electricity supply that takes place during more than one such period, provide for each period to begin immediately after the end of a preceding period.
(3) Regulations under section 9(2) may not provide for the reduction of charges for gas supply if that supply takes place after the end of the period of two years beginning with the operative date of the first regulations made under section 9(2).
(4) Additionally, regulations under section 9(2)—
(a) may only provide for the reduction of charges for gas supply that takes place during a period of six months or less;
(b) but may provide for the reduction of charges for gas supply that takes place during up to four such periods;
(c) must, if they provide for the reduction of charges for gas supply that takes place during more than one such period, provide for each period to begin immediately after the end of a preceding period.
(5) In this paragraph—
“operative date”, in relation to regulations under section 9(1) or (2), means the first day on which GB non-domestic electricity supply or gas supply takes place at a charge reduced in accordance with regulations made under that provision;
“reduction of charges for electricity supply” means reducing the amounts that would otherwise be charged for GB non-domestic electricity supply by licensed electricity suppliers;
“reduction of charges for gas supply” means reducing the amounts that would otherwise be charged for GB non-domestic gas supply by licensed gas suppliers.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/44/schedule/6/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/energy-prices-act-2022/schedule-6/paragraph-5
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