Reference wholesale price – flexible price contracts
- Establish a methodology to calculate reference wholesale prices for flexible contracts
UK Statutory Instrument
2022
United Kingdom
The Energy Bill Relief Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022
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What's here
22 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Duty of supplier to categorise contracts
- Categorise each supply contract and notify the customer
Methodology for contract categorisation
- Establish and maintain a methodology for categorising supply contracts
Duty of suppliers to provide the discount
- Calculate and apply the Energy Bill discount to your customers’ bills
Consequences of change in contract categorisation
- Recalculate charges and adjust invoices when supply contract category changes
Entitlements in respect of discount recovery
- Claim discount recovery payments from the government
Determination of amounts subject to discount recovery
- Submit discount recovery claim when amounts are payable to the Secretary of State
Assignment of rights in respect of payment
- Do not assign or transfer discount recovery payment rights without Secretary of State consent
Reconciliation run-off
- Submit discount recovery claims during reconciliation run-off period
Reporting details of Part 4 arrangements
- Include reporting details of Part 4 arrangements in discount recovery claims
Adjustment of discount
- Send periodic declaration of arrangement benefit to your supplier
Customer declaration where this Chapter applies.
- Check if you qualify for energy bill relief and notify your supplier
Determination of ineligible quantity
- Declare ineligible energy quantities to your supplier within 14 days
Reduction of discount
- Reduce Energy Bill Relief Scheme discount if party to an abusive arrangement
Customer declaration where this Chapter applies
- Send declaration to supplier if energy contract qualifies for relief
Determination of non-qualifying quantity
- Declare non-qualifying energy quantities every reporting period
Reduction in qualifying amounts payable by qualifying financially disadvantaged customers
- Apply required reductions for qualifying financially disadvantaged customers and inform them
Terms of supply to qualifying financially disadvantaged customers
- Do not make terms less favourable for qualifying financially disadvantaged customers
Increases in charges and other changes in relation to supply contracts
- Do not unreasonably increase charges or change terms unfavourably
Regular reporting by suppliers
- Submit regular reports to the Secretary of State when requested
Audit
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State may require supplier to undergo an audit Crown / Minister / Government department
Referrals in respect of disagreement between contract parties
- Supplier must follow dispute resolution process when customer challenges a determination
Browse 52 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and extent
Interpretation
Establishment of the scheme
Application of the scheme
Making of rules
Scheme period
Fixed price cut-off date
Government supported price, maximum discount and minimum supply price
Supply price
Reference wholesale price – fixed price, variable price and DAI price contracts
Categories of supply contracts
Treatment of fixed price contracts at end of term
Times by which determinations are to be made and notices given
Calculation of base discount
Calculation of discount
Rules as to matters in this Part
Payment of amounts in respect of discount recovery
Absolute right of Secretary of State to recover
Rights of Secretary of State to withhold payment
Release of amounts withheld
Submission of a valid discount recovery claim
Invalid, erroneous or absent discount recovery claims
Discount recovery rules
Claim windows for discount recovery
Delegation of functions related to discount discovery
Interpretation of this Chapter
Application of this Chapter
Customer declaration where this Chapter applies
Rules in relation to this Chapter
Interpretation of this Chapter
Application of this Chapter
Rules in relation to this Chapter
Interpretation of this Chapter
Application of this Chapter and declaration of abusive arrangement
Rules in relation to this Chapter
Interpretation of this Chapter
Application of this Chapter
Rules in relation to this Chapter
Interpretation of this Chapter
Qualifying financially disadvantaged customers
Rules in relation to this Part
Deemed terms of supply contracts
Information requests
Purposes for which powers under this Chapter may be exercised
Application of data protection legislation
Interpretation of this Chapter
Power of the Secretary of State to make determinations
Review of decisions of the Secretary of State
Rules in relation to this Chapter
Supplier obligations enforceable as relevant requirements
Civil penalties for customers
Notices
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