Regulation 31 Reviews of the schemeF1

England, Wales and Scotland

The Secretary of State must conduct a review—

(a)

of the scheme, if the Secretary of State is satisfied that a review would be desirable because—

(i)

the Scottish Ministers have consulted, or are consulting, the Secretary of State in accordance with section 14A(5)(a) of the Energy Act 2010 (consultation on proposed regulations under section 9 of the Energy Act 2010); or

(ii)

there has been a significant change in circumstances since the fourth commencement date;

(b)

of the amount of the prescribed rebate, if the Secretary of State is satisfied that a review would be desirable because there has been a significant change in the gas or electricity costs incurred by persons in fuel poverty or in a fuel poverty risk group;

(c)

of regulation 5 (scheme suppliers), if the Secretary of State is satisfied that a review would be desirable in order to promote effective competition between suppliers or to protect the interests of domestic customers;

(d)

of Part 4 (non-core spending), if the Secretary of State is satisfied that a review would be desirable because the Secretary of State has proposed a significant increase to the number of persons to whom suppliers must provide the prescribed rebate under Part 3 (the core group);

(e)

of any aspect of the operation of the scheme, if the Secretary of State is satisfied that a review would be desirable—

(i)

in order for the scheme to achieve greater reductions in fuel poverty; or

(ii)

because that aspect of the scheme is not, or may not be, operating effectively or its effectiveness could be improved.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 31 substituted (15.8.2018) by The Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/909), regs. 1, 25