UK Statutory Instrument SI 2022/1100 United Kingdom

The Energy Bill Relief Scheme Regulations 2022

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Enforced by
Ofgem
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Distributor15 Any Person4 Client1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Distributor — also bound by 182 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Client — also bound by 62 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.011 Reference wholesale price – flexible price contracts Regulated
  • Establish and maintain a methodology for flexible price contract wholesale pricesDistributor
s.014 Duty of supplier to categorise contracts Regulated
  • Categorise supply contracts and notify customersDistributor
s.016 Methodology for contract categorisation Regulated
  • Establish and maintain a contract categorisation methodologyDistributor
s.019 Duty of suppliers to provide the discount Regulated
  • Calculate and apply energy bill discount, and inform customersDistributor
s.020 Consequences of change in contract categorisation Regulated
  • Recalculate charges and adjust invoices after contract re-categorisationDistributor
s.023 Determination of amounts subject to discount recovery Regulated
  • Submit discount recovery claim when you owe the Secretary of State moneyDistributor
s.025 Assignment of rights in respect of payment Regulated
  • Secretary of State must consent before supplier assigns discount recovery rightsDistributor
s.029 Reconciliation run-off Regulated
  • Submit discount recovery claims in each claim window during reconciliation run-offDistributor
s.032 Reporting details of Part 4 arrangements Regulated
  • Include customer declarations and notices in each discount recovery claimDistributor
s.038 Customer declaration where this Chapter applies Regulated
  • Determine if your energy supply contract qualifies for the relief scheme and notify your supplierAny Person
s.039 Adjustment of discount Regulated
  • Send declaration of arrangement benefit within 14 days of periodic declaration dateAny Person
s.043 Customer declaration where this Chapter applies Regulated
  • Send your energy supplier a declaration if the scheme applies to your contractAny Person
s.044 Determination of ineligible quantity Regulated
  • Declare ineligible energy quantities to your supplier within 14 daysClient
s.048 Reduction of discount Regulated
  • Reduce Energy Bill Relief Scheme discount if involved in an abusive arrangementDistributor
s.052 Rules in relation to this Part Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must make required reductions rules by scheme introduction date + 14 daysCrown / Minister / Government department
s.053 Reduction in qualifying amounts payable by qualifying financially disadvantaged customers Regulated
  • Apply QFDC discounts and correct billing errorsDistributor
s.054 Terms of supply to qualifying financially disadvantaged customers Regulated
  • Do not make supply terms less favourable when changing them for qualifying financially disadvantaged customersDistributor
s.055 Increases in charges and other changes in relation to supply contracts Regulated
  • Do not unreasonably increase charges or worsen contract terms for customersDistributor
s.057 Regular reporting by suppliers Regulated
  • Provide regular reports on Energy Bill Relief Scheme operation when requestedDistributor
s.059 Audit Regulated
  • Cooperate with government-ordered audit of your energy supply businessDistributor
s.063 Referrals in respect of disagreement between contract parties Regulated
  • Notify supplier of disagreement on Part 2/4 mattersAny Person
48 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Establishment of the scheme
s.004 Application of the scheme
s.005 Making rules
s.006 Scheme period
s.007 Fixed price cut-off date
s.008 Government supported price, maximum discount and minimum supply price
s.009 Supply price
s.010 Reference wholesale price – fixed price and variable price contracts
s.012 Categories of supply contracts
s.013 Treatment of fixed price contracts at end of term
s.015 Times by which determinations are to be made and notices given
s.017 Calculation of base discount
s.018 Calculation of discount
s.021 Rules as to matters in this Part
s.022 Entitlements in respect of discount recovery
s.024 Payment of amounts in respect of discount recovery
s.026 Absolute right of Secretary of State to recover
s.027 Rights of Secretary of State to withhold payment
s.028 Release of amounts withheld
s.030 Submission of a valid discount recovery claim
s.031 Invalid, erroneous or absent discount recovery claims
s.033 Discount recovery rules
s.034 Claim windows for discount recovery
s.035 Delegation of functions related to discount discovery
s.036 Interpretation of this Chapter
s.037 Application of this Chapter
s.040 Rules in relation to this Chapter
s.041 Interpretation of this Chapter
s.042 Application of this Chapter
s.045 Rules in relation to this Chapter
s.046 Interpretation of this Chapter
s.047 Application of this Chapter and declaration of abusive arrangement
s.049 Rules in relation to this Chapter
s.050 Interpretation of this Chapter
s.051 Qualifying financially disadvantaged customers
s.056 Deemed terms of supply contracts
s.058 Information requests
s.060 Purposes for which powers under this Chapter may be exercised
s.061 Application of data protection legislation
s.062 Interpretation of this Chapter
s.064 Power of the Secretary of State to make determinations
s.065 Review of decisions of the Secretary of State
s.066 Rules in relation to this Chapter
s.067 Supplier obligations enforceable as relevant requirements
s.068 Civil penalties for customers
s.069 Notices

Connected legislation

The wider family of instruments made under the same parent Act.

The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2010 SI 2010/147 Scottish Statutory Instrument
The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011 SI 2011/225 Scottish Statutory Instrument
The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2013 SI 2013/116 Scottish Statutory Instrument

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