# The Smart Meter Communication Licensee Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2020, Article 194: Power of Secretary of State to regulate certain matters


(1) The Secretary of State may, subject to the 1986 Act, the 2004 Act, the 2018 Act and these Rules, make regulations with respect to any matter provided for in these Rules as relates to the carrying out of the functions of an SMCL administrator including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, with respect to the following matters arising in an SMCL administration—
(a) the preparation and keeping of books, accounts and other records, and their production to such persons as may be authorised or required to inspect them;
(b) the auditing of an SMCL administrator’s accounts;
(c) the manner in which an SMCL administrator is to act in relation to the SMCL’s books, papers and other records, and the manner of their disposal by the SMCL administrator and others; and
(d) the supply by the SMCL administrator to creditors and members of the SMCL of copies of documents relating to the SMCL administration and the affairs of the SMCL (on payment, in such cases as may be specified by the regulations, of the specified fee).
(2) Regulations made pursuant to paragraph (1) may—
(a) confer discretion on the court;
(b) make non-compliance with any of the regulations a criminal offence;
(c) make different provision for different cases, including different provision for different areas; and
(d) contain such incidental, supplemental and transitional provisions as may appear to the Secretary of State necessary or expedient.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/629/article/194 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/smart-meter-communication-licensee-administration-england-and-wales-rules-2020/article-194
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