UK Statutory Instrument 2014 United Kingdom

The Contracts for Difference (Allocation) Regulations 2014

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Ofgem, DESNZ

What's here

35 compliance obligations, 1 practical guide · 1 journey

Penalty landscape

1 of 35 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 34 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Who this Act binds

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  • Any Person 21
  • Trader 13

Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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What this Act requires

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Part 1

Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Citation, commencement and extent

s.002

Interpretation

Part 2 — Allocation rounds and allocation frameworks

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s.003

Notices

s.004

Establishing allocation rounds

s.004

Establishing application windows

s.005

Varying and terminating allocation rounds

s.005

Varying application windows

s.006

Allocation frameworks

s.007

Framework notices

s.008

Framework revisions

s.009

Publication of allocation frameworks

Part 3 — Budgets applicable to allocation rounds

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s.010

Application

s.010

Price and pot notices

s.010

Estimated budget notices

s.011

Contract budget notices

s.012

Contract budget revision

s.013

Contract budget revision notices

s.013

Sustainable industry reward budgets

s.013

Publication

Part 4 — Applications for CFDs

s.014

Temporary site exclusions and exemption certificates

  • Do not apply for a CFD on an excluded site in the next two allocation rounds Any Person
Browse 27 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.014

Excluded applications

s.014

Grounds for granting exemption certificates

s.014

Requests for exemption certificates

s.014

Register of sites to which a temporary site exclusion applies

s.014

Excluded applications: decommissioning

s.015

Commencement of application windows

s.016

Applications

s.017

Determinations: qualifying applicants

s.018

Information to be provided by the Authority

s.019

Notices of determinations

s.020

Reviews of non-qualification determinations

s.021

Additional applications

s.022

Requirements of applications

s.023

Requirement for applicable planning consents

s.024

Applicable planning consents

s.025

Connection agreements

s.026

Statements in relation to supply chains

s.027

Offshore CFD units

s.027

Remote island wind units

s.027

Statements in relation to sustainable industry rewards

s.027

Floating offshore wind CFD units

s.028

Supplemental requirements

s.028

Sustainable industry reward application

s.028

Particulars of sustainable industry reward application

s.028

Providing sustainable industry reward statement or refusing application

s.028

Confidentiality: sustainable industry reward applications

s.028

Revision or withdrawal of sustainable industry reward statement

Part 5 — Contract allocation processes

Browse 12 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.029

Valuation of applications

s.030

Requirements applicable to contract allocation frameworks

s.031

Non-qualification review and appeal deadline dates

s.032

Notices of requests for review or appeal

s.033

Commencement of the contract allocation process

s.034

Delay to the commencement of contract allocation processes

s.035

Completion of the contract allocation process

s.036

Auditing

s.037

Provision of audit report to the Secretary of State

s.038

Proceeding, re-running a contract allocation process or terminating an allocation round

s.039

Re-running a contract allocation process

s.040

Delay after completion of contract allocation processes

Part 6 — CFD notifications

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s.041

Application of Part 6

s.042

Timing and content of CFD notifications and notices

s.042

Updating the sustainable industry reward statement

Part 7

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s.043

Disputes concerning non-qualification determinations: qualification appeals

s.044

Requirements for qualification appeals

s.045

Notification and representations

s.046

Determinations of the Authority

s.047

Appeal to the High Court or Court of Session

s.048

Register of appeals

Part 8

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s.049

Application of this Part

s.050

Strike price bids

s.051

Successful applications determined by the Authority

s.052

Appeals to the High Court or the Court of Session

s.053

Notices that no CFD notification is given

Part 9

Browse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.054

Allocation reports

s.055

Enforcement

s.056

Giving of documents

Part 10

Browse 5 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.057

Directions under section 10 of

s.058

Obligation to notify the specified person

s.059

Directions ceasing to have effect

s.060

Publication of contracts

s.061

Interpretation of Part 10

Schedules

Browse 14 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
s.sch001

The following is the information referred to in regulation 17(4)...

s.sch001

(1) In respect of the applicant— (a) the name of...

s.sch001

In respect of the relevant CFD unit—

s.sch001

(1) A statement by the applicant which states whether or...

s.sch001

Such other information concerning the applicant or the application as...

s.sch002

The provisions of this Schedule apply to a document, which...

s.sch002

A document must be in writing and dated.

s.sch002

A document given to a person on a non-working day...

s.sch002

A document may be given to a person by—

s.sch002

For the purposes of paragraph 4(a) a document is given...

s.sch002

For the purposes of paragraph 4(d), a document is given...

s.sch002

A person may, in substitution for the proper address which...

s.sch002

In this Schedule— “dedicated portal” means a facility on a...

Other sections — not classified into a Part

These sections sit outside the numbered Parts — usually provisions added or moved by later amendments.

s.037

Data default notices

  • Notify a capacity provider of data default and revoke when data is supplied Any Person
s.040

Capacity payments

  • Keep records of your monthly capacity commitments for payment Any Person
s.043

Non-completion fee

  • Pay non‑completion fee if new interconnector is not finished on time Trader
s.043

Repayment of capacity payments: termination

  • Repay capacity payments if your agreement is terminated Trader
s.043

Repayment of capacity payments: metering fault

  • Repay capacity payments if metering test is invalid Trader
s.043

Termination fees

  • Pay termination fee if capacity agreement is terminated on specified grounds Trader
s.049

Reducing capacity payments: offsetting relevant expenditure

  • Pay invoice for outstanding relevant expenditure/benefit Trader
s.052

Payment of withheld credit

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Settlement Body must pay withheld credits when possible Statutory regulator
s.067

Relevant requirements

Unlimited fine
  • Comply with information duties and other requirements under the CFD regulations Any Person
s.075

Disputes notice

  • Send a disputes notice within 28 days of receiving a calculation Any Person
s.079

Procedure

  • Submit proposals to change Capacity Market rules Any Person
Browse 66 other sections
s."interconnector cmu"

"Interconnector CMU"

s.reduction of the duration of capacity agreements:

Reduction of the duration of capacity agreements: Secretary of State’s discretion

s.second dsr transitional auction

Second DSR transitional auction

s.termination fees: adjustment for dsr providers

Termination fees: adjustment for DSR providers

s.termination of capacity agreements: ccs cfds

Termination of capacity agreements: CCS CFDs

s.transfer of a capacity agreement

Transfer of a capacity agreement

s.transitory provisions: the second t-4 auction

Transitory provisions: the second T-4 auction

s.transitory provisions: the t-3 auction

Transitory provisions: the T-3 auction

s.transitory provisions: the third t-4 auction and s

Transitory provisions: the third T-4 auction and supplementary auction

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Ofgem

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Office of Gas and Electricity Markets

Regulates gas and electricity markets in Great Britain. Issues licences for generation, transmission, distribution, and supply. Protects consumers and promotes competition. Also …

DESNZ

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Government department responsible for energy policy, net zero strategy, and climate change. Administers Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, sets renewable energy targets, …

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