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Regulation 8 New regulation 7A (the number of undelivered rebates)

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

After regulation 7 insert—

“The number of undelivered rebates

7A.
(1)

This regulation applies—

(a)

in relation to scheme year 6 unless, before the commencement date, the Authority has given a notification to the Operator under regulation 7(a) for that scheme year; and

(b)

in relation to scheme year 7.

(2)

If the Authority is not the Operator, the Authority must notify to the Operator, in respect of each scheme electricity supplier, the number of undelivered rebates provided, or treated as being provided, in the scheme year by the supplier.

(3)

The Authority must give the notification under paragraph (2) as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the period specified in regulation 9(8) of the Scheme Regulations for the scheme year.

(4)

Where a scheme electricity supplier has not complied with regulation 9(7) of the Scheme Regulations for the scheme year, the Authority must estimate the number of undelivered rebates—

(a)

provided by the supplier in the scheme year; or

(b)

treated as being provided by the supplier in the scheme year by virtue of regulation 7(7) of the Scheme Regulations.

(5)

For the purposes of paragraph (2), the number of undelivered rebates provided, or treated as being provided, in a scheme year by a scheme electricity supplier is the number notified to the Authority in accordance with regulation 9(7) of the Scheme Regulations or estimated by the Authority under paragraph (4).

(6)

In this regulation—

  • “commencement date” means the date on which the Warm Home Discount (Reconciliation) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 come into force; and

  • “undelivered rebate” means a prescribed rebate provided by a scheme electricity supplier under Part 3 of the Scheme Regulations and—

    1. (a)

      provided to a customer by tendering payment of the amount of the prescribed rebate to the customer, where the customer has not accepted that payment; or

    2. (b)

      provided to a customer who pre-pays for electricity or gas with credit in the amount of the prescribed rebate against the cost of future electricity or gas use, where the customer has not accepted that credit.”.