UK Statutory Instrument SI 2023/453 United Kingdom

The Energy Bills Discount Scheme Regulations 2023

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Distributor17 Any Person4

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

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What it requires

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s.010 Reference wholesale price – flexible price contracts Regulated
  • Establish and maintain methodology for flexible price contract wholesale pricesDistributor
s.011 Duty of supplier to categorise contracts Regulated
  • Categorise each supply contract and notify customersDistributor
s.012 Methodology for contract categorisation Regulated
  • Create and maintain a contract categorisation methodologyDistributor
s.018 ETII customers Regulated
  • Notify Secretary of State and ETII customer when you have an ETII customerDistributor
s.019 QHS customers Regulated
  • Send QHS certificates up the supply chain and notify the Secretary of StateDistributor
s.023 Separate supply contracts Regulated
  • Treat energy supply contracts as separate ETII, QHS and residual contractsDistributor
s.024 Supply redetermination event Regulated
  • Recalculate charges after a supply redetermination eventDistributor
s.030 Duty of suppliers to provide the discount Regulated
  • Apply energy bill discounts and notify customersDistributor
s.031 Consequences of change in contract categorisation Regulated
  • Recalculate and adjust energy charges when contract category changesDistributor
s.033 Determination of amounts subject to discount recovery Regulated
  • Submit discount recovery claims and comply with regulation 11(1)Distributor
s.035 Assignment of rights in respect of payment Regulated
  • Do not assign discount recovery payment rights without Secretary of State consentDistributor
s.039 Reconciliation run-off Regulated
  • Submit discount recovery claims during the reconciliation run-off periodDistributor
s.042 Reporting details of Part 4 arrangements Regulated
  • Include customer declarations and notices in each discount recovery claimDistributor
s.048 Customer declaration where this Chapter applies Regulated
  • Send a declaration to your supplier if the Energy Bills Discount Scheme applies to your contractAny Person
s.049 Adjustment of discount Regulated
  • Send periodic declaration of arrangement benefit to your energy supplierAny Person
s.053 Customer declaration where this Chapter applies Regulated
  • Declare if your energy supply contract qualifies for the discount schemeAny Person
s.054 Determination of ineligible quantity Regulated
  • Declare ineligible energy quantities to your supplier within 14 daysAny Person
s.060 Increases in charges and other changes in relation to supply contracts Regulated
  • Do not unreasonably increase charges or change terms for energy customersDistributor
s.062 Regular reporting by suppliers Regulated
  • Provide reports on energy scheme operation when required by Secretary of StateDistributor
s.064 Audit Regulated
  • Suppliers must cooperate with government-ordered auditsDistributor
s.068 Referrals in respect of disagreement between contract parties Regulated
  • Customer and supplier must try to resolve disagreements over discount scheme determinationsDistributor
s.069 Power of the Secretary of State to make determinations Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State may correct incorrect determinations or declarationsCrown / Minister / Government department
56 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Application
s.004 Energy in scope of the scheme
s.005 Making of rules
s.006 Scheme periods
s.007 Government supported price and maximum discount
s.008 Supply price
s.009 Reference wholesale price – fixed price and variable price contracts
s.013 Treatment of supply contracts
s.014 Treatment of fixed price contracts at end of term
s.015 Interpretation of this Chapter
s.016 Energy and trade intensive industries: applications for certificates
s.017 Qualifying heat suppliers: applications for certificates
s.020 Benefit Calculation Periods
s.021 Determination and redetermination of ETII and QHS proportions
s.022 ETII and QHS proportions
s.025 Duties of providers
s.026 Chapter 3 default
s.027 Chapter 3 rules
s.028 Calculation of base discount
s.029 Calculation of discount
s.032 Entitlements in respect of discount recovery
s.034 Payment of amounts in respect of discount recovery
s.036 Absolute right of Secretary of State to recover
s.037 Rights of Secretary of State to withhold payment
s.038 Release of amounts withheld
s.040 Submission of a valid discount recovery claim
s.041 Invalid, erroneous or absent discount recovery claims
s.043 Discount recovery rules
s.044 Claim windows
s.045 Delegation of functions related to discount recovery
s.046 Interpretation of this Chapter
s.047 Application of this Chapter
s.050 Rules in relation to this Chapter
s.051 Interpretation of this Chapter
s.052 Application of this Chapter
s.055 Rules in relation to this Chapter
s.056 Interpretation of this Chapter
s.057 Application of this Chapter and declaration of abusive arrangement
s.058 Reduction of discount
s.059 Rules in relation to this Chapter
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.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 Requirement to apply for a QHS certificate
s.074 Civil penalties for customers
s.075 Civil penalties for defaulting persons
s.076 Notices
s.077 EBRS actions
s.078 Amendment of EBRS Regulations
Schedules

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s.sch001 After paragraph 1, insert— Interpretation (1A) In this Schedule— “authorised...
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s.sch001 Omit paragraphs 8 to 13.
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s.sch001 In paragraph 17 omit sub-paragraph (5).
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s.sch001 In paragraph 19— (a) in sub-paragraph 1(a) omit “; and”;...

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