Paragraph 12 Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003I1

in paragraph (1)(a)—

in paragraph (3), after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba)

it is required by any person in exercise of a power to require information conferred by regulations under section 16 of the Energy Prices Act 2022;”;

after paragraph (7) insert—

“(7A)

Paragraph (1) does not apply to a disclosure of information which has been obtained—

(a)

under or by virtue of a relevant scheme if it is made by a person in connection with that person’s performance of the terms of that relevant scheme;

(b)

under or by virtue of regulations made under section 11(1) or (2) of the Energy Prices Act 2022 if the disclosure is made by a person in connection with the exercise of that person’s functions under the regulations.”;

after paragraph (10) insert—

“(11)

In this Article “relevant scheme” means—

(a)

a domestic electricity price reduction scheme for Northern Ireland, or

(b)

a domestic gas price reduction scheme for Northern Ireland,

established under section 5 of the Energy Prices Act 2022.”