Regulation 3 Appointment of the OperatorI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The Secretary of State must, in relation to each scheme year in which the Secretary of State gives one or more notices under regulation 6 of the Scheme Regulations—

(a)

appoint a person to be the Operator for the purposes of these Regulations; and

(b)

notify the Authority, and each licensed electricity supplier which is a scheme electricity supplier in that scheme year, of the appointment.

(2)

The Secretary of State—

(a)

may terminate the appointment of a person as the Operator; and

(b)

must, as soon as reasonably practicable after such a termination, appoint another person to be the Operator.

F1(3)

This regulation does not apply where the Authority is the Operator.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 3(3) inserted (16.9.2017) by The Warm Home Discount (Reconciliation) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/847), regs. 1(2), 4

Commencement

I1: Reg. 3 in force at 1.7.2011, see reg. 1(2)