UK Statutory Instrument SI 2022/1106 United Kingdom

The Energy Bill Relief Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Distributor16 Any Person5

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

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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 a methodology to calculate reference wholesale prices for flexible contractsDistributor
s.014 Duty of supplier to categorise contracts Regulated
  • Categorise each supply contract and notify the customerDistributor
s.016 Methodology for contract categorisation Regulated
  • Establish and maintain a methodology for categorising supply contractsDistributor
s.019 Duty of suppliers to provide the discount Regulated
  • Calculate and apply the Energy Bill discount to your customers’ billsDistributor
s.020 Consequences of change in contract categorisation Regulated
  • Recalculate charges and adjust invoices when supply contract category changesDistributor
s.022 Entitlements in respect of discount recovery Regulated
  • Claim discount recovery payments from the governmentDistributor
s.023 Determination of amounts subject to discount recovery Regulated
  • Submit discount recovery claim when amounts are payable to the Secretary of StateDistributor
s.025 Assignment of rights in respect of payment Regulated
  • Do not assign or transfer discount recovery payment rights without Secretary of State consentDistributor
s.029 Reconciliation run-off Regulated
  • Submit discount recovery claims during reconciliation run-off periodDistributor
s.032 Reporting details of Part 4 arrangements Regulated
  • Include reporting details of Part 4 arrangements in discount recovery claimsDistributor
s.039 Adjustment of discount Regulated
  • Send periodic declaration of arrangement benefit to your supplierAny Person
s.043 Customer declaration where this Chapter applies. Regulated
  • Check if you qualify for energy bill relief and notify your supplierAny Person
s.044 Determination of ineligible quantity Regulated
  • Declare ineligible energy quantities to your supplier within 14 daysAny Person
s.048 Reduction of discount Regulated
  • Reduce Energy Bill Relief Scheme discount if party to an abusive arrangementDistributor
s.052 Customer declaration where this Chapter applies Regulated
  • Send declaration to supplier if energy contract qualifies for reliefAny Person
s.053 Determination of non-qualifying quantity Regulated
  • Declare non-qualifying energy quantities every reporting periodAny Person
s.058 Reduction in qualifying amounts payable by qualifying financially disadvantaged customers Regulated
  • Apply required reductions for qualifying financially disadvantaged customers and inform themDistributor
s.059 Terms of supply to qualifying financially disadvantaged customers Regulated
  • Do not make terms less favourable for qualifying financially disadvantaged customersDistributor
s.060 Increases in charges and other changes in relation to supply contracts Regulated
  • Do not unreasonably increase charges or change terms unfavourablyDistributor
s.062 Regular reporting by suppliers Regulated
  • Submit regular reports to the Secretary of State when requestedDistributor
s.064 Audit Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State may require supplier to undergo an auditCrown / Minister / Government department
s.068 Referrals in respect of disagreement between contract parties Regulated
  • Supplier must follow dispute resolution process when customer challenges a determinationDistributor
52 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 of 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, variable price and DAI 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.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.038 Customer declaration where this Chapter applies
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 Application of this Chapter
s.054 Rules in relation to this Chapter
s.055 Interpretation of this Chapter
s.056 Qualifying financially disadvantaged customers
s.057 Rules in relation to this Part
s.061 Deemed terms of supply contracts
s.063 Information requests
s.065 Purposes for which powers under this Chapter may be exercised
s.066 Application of data protection legislation
s.067 Interpretation of this Chapter
s.069 Power of the Secretary of State to make determinations
s.070 Review of decisions of the Secretary of State
s.071 Rules in relation to this Chapter
s.072 Supplier obligations enforceable as relevant requirements
s.073 Civil penalties for customers
s.074 Notices

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